BBC may face public inquiry over Jimmy Savile abuse scandal - Telegraph.co.uk

She stresses that it is "particularly" important that the BBC publishes all evidence to the investigations, which so far it has refused to do.

"We haven't ruled out a public inquiry," she says pointedly. "At this point we want the criminal investigations by the police to be able to proceed as swiftly as possible. We also want the BBC to consider these matters in detail for themselves and hold their inquiries.

"If the investigations are considered not to suffice because of issues around transparency, process or other such things, then a public inquiry remains an option on the table."

Mrs Miller also clashed with colleagues over regulation of the newspaper industry.

"Nothing is off the table, including statutory regulation," she said.