Written questions

Listed Events

2026-05-28 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · 4822 · Official question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that major sporting events such as the Tour de France are available on free to air TV.

Answer

The current listed events regime is designed to ensure that sporting events of national significance are available to as wide an audience as possible, by prohibiting exclusive broadcasting of the event without prior consent from Ofcom. The Government reco...