Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Timms Excerpts
Thursday 26th February 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Helen Grant Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mrs Helen Grant)
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That is a concern and I will speak to Sir Philip Craven about the matter.

Stephen Timms Portrait Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab)
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T3. I am grateful to the Minister for his support in my Adjournment debate for Premier Christian Radio staying on Digital One. His predecessor, speaking about digital radio to the Broadcasting Bill Committee in 1996, said that“no more than two of the stations on the multiplex should be aimed at predominantly the same…audience”.—[Official Report, Standing Committee D, 14 May 1996.]What is the current policy on station diversity on Digital One and, in future, on Digital Two?