Question follow-through · 19639
Broadcasting: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the potential impact of consolidation in the UK broadcasting sector on competition.
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- Answering body
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 25 Sept 2026 · 71 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Ofcom on the potential impact of consolidation in the UK broadcasting sector on competition.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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25 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government engages with Ofcom on a number of issues regarding the broadcasting sector. The Creative Industries Sector Plan, which was published in June 2025, included a commitment for the Government to ask the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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