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Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Monday, 7 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. It was answered by Nick Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 April 2025 on behalf of the House of Commons Commission.


Parliament: Television

Question

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, which public bodies have a live television feed to Parliament other than BBC Parliament; and what the annual cost is of such a subscription.

Answer

Other than BBC Parliament, there are no other live television feeds from public bodies to Parliament. Before migration to the internet over five years ago, the following channels from public bodies were available (in addition to BBC Parliament):

  • Northern Ireland Assembly
  • Scottish Parliament
  • Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament
  • European Parliament


UK Parliament’s sound and vision contractor provisioned the broadcast signals from these public bodies onto the Parliamentary Estate as part of their overall contract. It is not possible to separate out this cost from the overall contract.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44588
Session
2024-26
Related items
Parliament: Television
Friday, 9 May 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Costs Public bodies Parliament Television Subscriptions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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