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Written question asked by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 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 publish the approval given in 2000 to UKTV for the UK History channel. - No. Approvals given contain commercially sensitive info and, therefore, are not published.
Answer

Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will publish the approval given in 2000 to UKTV for the UK History channel. [80436] Dr. Howells: No. Approvals given for BBC Worldwide's commercial activities contain commercially sensitive information and, therefore, are not published.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
394 c233W;394 c231W; 80436
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Competition Digital broadcasting Competition law History Television Television channels BBC Worldwide UKTV
Link
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