HC Deb 10 December 1998 vol 322 c245W
Mr. Peter Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Employment over the establishment of a new television education channel. [63316]

Mr. Chris Smith

My Department is in regular contact with the Department for Education and Employment on a wide range of issues including broadcast educational material, and the Department for Education and Employment is discussing direct with broadcasters the development and broadcast of new specific digital educational services to support the GCSE National Curriculum.