HC Deb 14 June 1999 vol 333 c31W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what was the purpose and location of his meeting with William Kennard of the United States Federal Communications Commission on 16 September 1998. [86287]

Mr. Chris Smith

I met Commissioner Susan Ness and Commissioner Michael Powell of the Federal Communications Commission, not William Kennard. The meeting took place on 17 September at the FCC offices in Washington and discussions centred around the programme for the introduction of digital television and the proposals for the switch off of the analogue system in the United States. Censorship and the V-chip were also discussed.