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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Digital communications infrastructure strategy, published on 18 March 2015, which Department will be responsible for operational management of public sector spectrum; and how the release target will be reset.

Details of how the central management of spectrum used by the public sector might best be achieved areunder discussion between Departments. The release target will be reset in the light of the Government's manifesto commitment to release more spectrum from public sector use to allow greater private sector access.