Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect his Department’s consultation on the deregulation of radio on the availability of Welsh-specific content in radio in Wales.

While we consulted on a number of areas in the consultation, the primary focus of deregulating the commercial radio sector is to give service providers more freedom to run their businesses in the way that best suits them. Although removing out-dated regulations will be welcome to many service providers, there will be no obligation for stations to change the way they currently operate. We do not expect the proposals to negatively impact the nations, including with regards to Welsh-specific content.