Source · Select Committees · Foreign Affairs Committee
Recommendation 47
47
Deferred
Paragraph: 151
Support inward and outward visits by trade, science, and education ministers with Taiwan.
Conclusion
The UK Government should support visits by trade, science and education ministers both inward and outward with Taiwan.
Government Response Summary
The government's response discusses the BBC World Service and its operational independence, which is unrelated to the recommendation for supporting ministerial visits with Taiwan.
Paragraph Reference:
151
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
48. The Government partially agrees with the Committee. The Government recognises the importance of the World Service’s role, reaching audiences across the globe and providing impartial, quality content. The BBC delivers the World Service under its Charter commitment to reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the World and it remains operationally and editorially independent from the Government. Decisions about how language services are delivered are for the BBC to take and any opening of new services would require the agreement of both the BBC and the Foreign Secretary, who has a formal role in approving the opening or closure of services.