Television: Digital Broadcasting
Commons · Question 114557 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the (a) one-off and (b) ongoing costs to households, including those with low incomes and in fuel poverty, of a switch-off of the digital terrestrial television netw
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 2 Mar 2026
The 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...