Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 16801

Public Service Broadcasting

Tabled: 7 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

David Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department last conducted a resilience test of public service broadcasting infrastructure against the scenario of a national telecommunications network failure.

Answer

Ian Murray

The Government understands how important it is that everyone can access information in times of national emergency. Television and radio both play an important role in providing such access in a range of different emergency scenarios, including scenarios ...

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