Broadcasting: Digital Radio Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Leader of the House

Broadcasting: Digital Radio

Lord Walpole Excerpts
Wednesday 30th June 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lord Walpole Portrait Lord Walpole
- Hansard - -

My Lords, does the Minister recognise that about 99 per cent of the cars in this country cannot receive digital radio?

Lord Shutt of Greetland Portrait Lord Shutt of Greetland
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

My Lords, I understand that many cars cannot receive digital radio and that it will be 2013 before most cars, as they are manufactured, have digital radio sets built into them. There is the possibility—the Government are working with the industry on this—of having switchover sets placed in motor cars.