HC Deb 29 October 2001 vol 373 cc487-8W
Harry Cohen

To ask the Chairman of the Information Select Committee if he will make arrangements for the al-Jazeera television channel to be available on television monitors in hon. Members' offices; and if he will make a statement. [10422]

Michael Fabricant:

[holding answer 26 October 2001]: There are at present no spare channels on the Parliamentary Video Network as the 24th channel, earmarked for the Scottish Parliament when a transmission becomes available, is being used for technical purposes. It may be helpful to add that the al-Jazeera channel is an Arabic-speaking channel with no English spoken and no English subtitles.