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Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 October 2019. It was answered by Nigel Adams (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 November 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


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Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her timescale is for responding to the Ofcom recommendations in the report entitled Making on-demand services accessible: What should regulations look like?, published in December 2018.

Answer

As part of a digitally inclusive society, television content should be accessible for all UK audiences. That is why in December 2017, DCMS asked Ofcom to provide recommendations on making on-demand services more accessible. This is part of the implementation of the new power given to the Secretary of State to impose accessibility requirements on on-demand service providers.

Ofcom published its report in December 2018 and my department has been considering the report and engaging with stakeholders to develop the future legislative framework. We will set out next steps in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6294
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Access Streaming
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk