Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill
The following is an extract from the Second Reading of the Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services Bill on 13 January 2017.
Matt Hancock
There have been some big changes in the past couple of years, including in the car market. Nearly 95% of new car radios are digital. The change is happening and it is a good thing, but we must do it sensibly and carefully, and the Bill has no impact on those plans.
[Official Report, 13 January 2017, Vol. 619, c. 637.]
The correct statement should have been:
Matt Hancock
There have been some big changes in the past couple of years, including in the car market. Nearly 85% of new car radios are digital. The change is happening and it is a good thing, but we must do it sensibly and carefully, and the Bill has no impact on those plans.