§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I have today placed the independent review of the BBC's digital television services by Professor Patrick 24WS Barwise in the Libraries of both Houses. The report is also available electronically on the department's website www.culture.gov.uk, together with a copy of the supporting report from Ofcom Assessment of the Market Impact of the BBC's New Digital TV and Radio Services.
In response to the review, I have asked the BBC to give me its initial response to the report by the end of November. I will then consider whether further action is needed in the context of Charter review.
I will publish the independent review of the BBC's digital radio services shortly.