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date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on the future of Channel 4; and whether any officials in his Department are working on plans for the future of that channel.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	1865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>I want Channel 4 to compete successfully with other Public Service broadcasters and deliver their public service remit. Ofcom are examining Channel 4’s current and future position as part of their review of Public Service Broadcasting. When published, that review will be considered by my officials.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/06/2015 14:52:18 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

347235

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to bring forward legislation to remove the public-service conditions imposed on Channel 4 or to privatise it; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL99
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans currently to remove the public-service conditions imposed on Channel 4 or to privatise it. The Government is awaiting the outcome of Ofcom’s third review of Public Service Broadcasting before considering whether any changes are needed to the public service broadcasting system as a whole.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/06/2015 09:11:21 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

347236

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Four Television
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the impact that the sale of Channel 4 might have on the reduction of the United Kingdom deficit.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2015 answer text <p>There are currently no estimates of what impact the sale of Channel 4 might have on the deficit, or any plans for a sale. Any decision about a sale of Channel 4 would need to balance the broadcaster’s public service obligations against its potential commercial value.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/06/2015 09:11:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra