Written questions

Television: Digital Broadcasting

Commons · Question 21208 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on digitally excluded and vulnerable households of withdrawals of digital terrestrial television services.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 11 Sep 2026

The Government is clear that no one should be left behind as television watching increasingly moves online. A core objective of the Department’s work relating to the future of TV distribution is to ensure that any transition is inclusive, and supports bot...