Source · Select Committees · Foreign Affairs Committee
Recommendation 48
48
Deferred
Paragraph: 155
Campaign for Taiwan's admission to CPTPP now that the UK is a full member.
Conclusion
Now that the UK is a full member of CPTPP it can and should campaign for Taiwan to be admitted.
Government Response Summary
The government partially agrees but shifts focus to the importance and independence of the BBC World Service and its language services, not addressing campaigning for Taiwan's admission to CPTPP.
Paragraph Reference:
155
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.