The BBC will not send any management representatives to the next Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing into BBC pay despite being asked by MPs to appear.

Damian Collins MP, chair of the committee, described the BBC’s response as “highly disappointing” and said the corporation had “many outstanding questions” to answer on its use of personal service companies.

But the BBC insisted it is doing a “huge amount of work” behind the scenes and will appear before the DCMS again soon once they have considered any new evidence which comes up at Tuesday’s session.