HC Deb 17 December 2003 vol 415 c925W
Mr. Carmichael

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households are unable to receive analogue television reception in(a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland. [144897]

Estelle Morris

According to figures given by the ITC, the percentage of households unable to receive BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 or S4C via analogue reception are(a) England, 0.4 per cent., (b) Wales, 2.4 per cent., (c) Scotland, 1.9 per cent. and (d) Northern Ireland, 1.5 per cent. Analogue coverage for Five is not available on a per country basis, however, 20 per cent. of UK households do not currently have access to Five.