Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, other than the members of the BBC Trust appointed to represent specific nations, how many of the existing Trust members have their main home outside London.

The BBC Trust have advised that other than the members of the BBC Trust appointed to represent specific nations, one other Trust member’s main home is outside London. Therefore, in total five of the eleven existing trustees have their main home outside London.