§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will meet the costs of self-help groups converting their analogue receivers to accept digital transmissions before the introduction of the new BBC digital service; and if she will make a statement. [12544]
§ Mr. SproatUnder section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 1996, the Government will consider how long it would be appropriate for television broadcasting services to continue to be provided in analogue form after the new digital terrestrial television services begin to be broadcast. The conversion of analogue self-help installations to the digital format and the basis for that conversion are among the issues which will be considered during the course of that review.