§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of when it will be possible to receive digital terrestrial transmissions in all parts of Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [113029]
§ Janet AndersonMaps showing the predicted digital terrestrial television (DTT) coverage from each of the 81 UK DTT transmitter sites have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses on CD-ROM. These show that most of Pendle is covered by transmissions from the Pendle Forest DTT transmitter. These transmissions reach between 204,000 and 220,000 people. There are no current plans for additional DTT transmitters but the BBC608W and ITC, who are responsible for the transmission network, are now considering, in consultation with digital broadcasters, manufacturers, consumer groups and Government, how to improve the coverage of digital television across the UK.
§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if he will list the post code areas of Worcestershire in which digital terrestrial television services are not currently available; [113067]
(2) what estimate he has made of (a) the percentage of households in Worcestershire that live in an area covered by digital terrestrial television signals and (b) when the signals will be available in all parts of the country. [113066]
§ Janet AndersonThe information is not available in the form requested. However, maps showing the predicted digital terrestrial television (DTT) coverage from each of the 81 individual transmitter sites in the UK have been placed in Libraries of both Houses on CD-ROM. The BBC and ITC, who are responsible for the DTT transmission network, are now considering, in consultation with digital broadcasters, manufacturers, consumer groups and Government, how to improve the coverage of digital television across the UK.