Question follow-through · 104624
Freeview
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Freeview TV distribution system remains available to all.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 12 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
12 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Freeview TV distribution system remains available to all.
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department is leading a project to assess the future of TV distribution and we are committed to maintaining access for all. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) is protected until at least 2034, safeguarding access for millions of households. Before a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Freeview Service
29 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the department will make an assessment of the potential effect of turning off Freeview on areas with poor broadband connectivity.
Railways: Cultural Heritage
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of heritage railways on the economy.
Sports: Finance
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding Sports England has provided to Development Sports; and what estimate has been made of how many people will use this programme.