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...