Written questions

Digital Broadcasting: Television

Commons · Question 114560 · 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 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

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...