§ Lord Ponsonby of Shulbredeasked Her Majesty's Government:
When the review of broadcasting and cross-media ownership, referred to by the Lord Haskel on 2 April (H.L. Deb., col. 382), will commence. [HL1448]
§ Lord Simon of HighburyWe expect to initiate a consultation shortly. The proposed review will be of the purposes, structures and practicalities of regulating the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the light of their emerging convergence. The review will not encompass the merits of the media ownership regulations which were extensively debated and revised in the Broadcasting Act 1996. I regret that my noble friend Lord Haskel may therefore have inadvertently misled your Lordships' House as to the scope of the review.