HC Deb 06 April 2001 vol 366 cc305-6W
Mr. Ian Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what impact the Office of Fair Trading inquiry into BSkyB will have on the timetable to switch off analogue television channels and accelerate the take-up of digital TV. [R] [157142]

Dr. Howells

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is unable to comment on a Competition Act inquiry by the Office of Fair Trading while it is being undertaken. The Director General of Fair Trading expects to reach a view by this summer on whether or not an infringement decision should be issued against BSkyB.