To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments Digital UK has made to (a) Weber Shandwick and (b) Fishburn Hedges in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contracts under which such payments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments Digital UK has made to (a) Weber Shandwick and (b) Fishburn Hedges in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contracts under which such payments...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what performance indicators the BBC have established for evaluating the value for money of its funding of Digital UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what performance indicators the BBC have established for evaluating the value for money of its funding of Digital UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on advertising by digital UK, broken down by region; and how much will be spent on advertising in each region in each year until 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on advertising by digital UK, broken down by region; and how much will be spent on advertising in each region in each year until 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether there are plans to set up an email helpline for Digital UK to enable those with hearing difficulties to make enquiries on digital switchover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether there are plans to set up an email helpline for Digital UK to enable those with hearing difficulties to make enquiries on digital switchover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) regulatory and (b) oversight role her Department has over Digital UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) regulatory and (b) oversight role her Department has over Digital UK.

My hon. Friend raises a very important point. In fact, progress is being made and public sector landlords of houses in multiple occupation are paying attention to the issue. We estimate that about 60 per cent. of the houses in multiple occupation are in the public sector, with a smaller...

My hon. Friend raises a very important point. In fact, progress is being made and public sector landlords of houses in multiple occupation are paying attention to the issue. We estimate that about 60 per cent. of the houses in multiple occupation are in the public sector, with a smaller...

The Secretary of State mentioned the conversion to North sea gas and I am old enough to remember it, but the difference is that that was a free service. I know that digital now has about 70 per cent. penetration into people’s homes, but the vast majority have both digital...

The Secretary of State mentioned the conversion to North sea gas and I am old enough to remember it, but the difference is that that was a free service. I know that digital now has about 70 per cent. penetration into people’s homes, but the vast majority have both digital...

Half the channels is absolutely right, but part of the success of freeview has been precisely because there are people out in the country who would love to have 30 channels but do not necessarily want 500 channels. That is part of the reason for freeview’s great success. It has...

Half the channels is absolutely right, but part of the success of freeview has been precisely because there are people out in the country who would love to have 30 channels but do not necessarily want 500 channels. That is part of the reason for freeview’s great success. It has...

Half the channels.

Half the channels.

I do not accept my hon. Friend’s concern that it will be a second-rate service in any sense and I am not entirely sure exactly what he means by it, except—

I do not accept my hon. Friend’s concern that it will be a second-rate service in any sense and I am not entirely sure exactly what he means by it, except—

I have to confess to a sneaking admiration for the Secretary of State. She certainly does not shirk a challenge. Not content with overseeing the Olympics, she has now taken on digital switchover. The projects have similarities. They are both due to be completed by 2012; they are both huge...

I have to confess to a sneaking admiration for the Secretary of State. She certainly does not shirk a challenge. Not content with overseeing the Olympics, she has now taken on digital switchover. The projects have similarities. They are both due to be completed by 2012; they are both huge...