Written question asked by Baroness Benjamin (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 7 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 November 2016. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Radio Frequencies

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential financial cost to the UK creative industries and wider economy should no audio Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) equipment be available for use in the 960–1160MHz band by Q2 2020 when the 700MHz band is cleared of PMSE users.

Answer

DCMS has not made any formal assessment beyond noting Ofcom’s published analysis.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL3042

Session

2016-17

Subjects

Audio equipment Radio frequencies

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.parliament.uk