HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 c528W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the rules regarding advertising digital services on the BBC. [85571]

Tessa Jowell

The BBC does not broadcast advertisements but it does broadcast information about its public services, including, of course, its digital services. This activity is carried out subject to the provisions of the BBC's commercial policy guidelines.