| Heading: |
Television: Local Broadcasting |
| Question ID: |
1788176 |
| UIN: |
40987 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
39 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sir John Whittingdale
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| Asking Member handle: |
jwhittingdale
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jwhittingdale
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of TV viewing transitioning to online delivery digital viewing on linear TV broadcasting on her Department's policy aims for local |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4607 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephanie Peacock
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| Answering Member handle: |
Steph_Peacock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Steph_Peacock
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Correcting Member display name: |
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises the important role that local TV continues to play in the wider broadcasting ecosystem. That is why last year we brought forward legislation to enable Ofcom to renew the licences for the local TV multiplex and the 34 individual l... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |