To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including measures that support UK radio and audio on digital platforms in the forthcoming Media Bill.
Answered on
29 March 2023
The Government has today published Command Paper CP 822, which contains a draft Media Bill.
The draft Bill contains measures which will ensure that UK radio remains available to listeners via their smart speakers over the coming years, while providing scope for innovative collaboration and partnerships between stations and the smart speaker platforms.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport