Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 114560
Digital Broadcasting: Television
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Luke Akehurst
Labour — North Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of switching off digital terrestrial television on levels of digital and social exclusion among older people, disabled people, those on low in
Answer
Ian MurrayThe Government recognises the vital role television plays in the lives of people across the UK and the impact that the discontinuation of digital terrestrial television may have on those at risk of digital and social exclusion, including those with low in...
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