§ Mr. McCabeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how the coverage of terrestrial television services throughout the United Kingdom is planned. [60233]
§ Janet AndersonThe BBC and Independent Television Commission (ITC) are jointly responsible for arrangements for the transmission of terrestrial televisions services across the UK under the terms of the Broadcasting Acts 1990 and 1996 and the Royal Charter and the Government's Agreement with the BBC. This includes planning coverage of BBC and commercial television services in accordance with general Government directions on the use of the television broadcasting spectrum. I have placed in the Libraries of both Houses a copy of the Government's guidance note to the BBC and ITC on the use of spectrum between 470 and 854 MHz which has been assigned to television broadcasting.