Written question asked by Derek Wyatt (Labour) on Thursday, 14 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 November 2002. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Thursday, 21 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will place in the Library a copy of the documents issued in November 2000 that gave permission for the BBC to extend its range of new channels with Telewest under the UKTV joint venture. - Includes fact that approvals contain commercially sensitive info and therefore cannot be placed in the Library.

Answer: Mr. Wyatt:: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will place in the Library a copy of the documents issued in November 2000 that gave permission for the BBC to extend its range of new channels with Telewest under the UKTV joint venture. [81827] Dr. Howells: Approvals given for BBC Worldwide's commercial activities contain commercially sensitive information and therefore cannot be placed in the Library. The restriction to the number of channels that UKTV can launch under the first and second joint ventures, which were approved in 1997, has not been lifted but the third and fourth joint ventures, which were approved in 2000, are not subject to a restriction.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 394 c232W;394 c230W; 81827
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Digital broadcasting Joint ventures Regulation Television Television channels BBC Worldwide Telewest Communications UKTV
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