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1092800

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date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Radio: Local Broadcasting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on local communities of local commercial radio stations being bought by international media companies; and the move away from local programming to centralised content produced in London which is also aired by other stations.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL14751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses (whether the holder is ultimately owned by an international media organisation or not) are set by Ofcom under the legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. Changes to legislation introduced by the previous Government in March 2010 gave local commercial stations the ability to network local programming within defined editorial areas for the first time.</p><p>Under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is required to produce and keep up to date localness guidance for local analogue radio license holders to follow in complying with their local programming and content requirements. In 2018, Ofcom consulted on changes to the localness guidance following research on listener attitudes. Ofcom’s impact assessment covered the potential impacts on radio listeners and the industry.</p><p>Compliance with licence requirements is a matter Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14752 HL14753 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:29:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092801

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Radio: Local Broadcasting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that local commercial radio stations remain local in (1) presence, and (2) content.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL14752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses (whether the holder is ultimately owned by an international media organisation or not) are set by Ofcom under the legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. Changes to legislation introduced by the previous Government in March 2010 gave local commercial stations the ability to network local programming within defined editorial areas for the first time.</p><p>Under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is required to produce and keep up to date localness guidance for local analogue radio license holders to follow in complying with their local programming and content requirements. In 2018, Ofcom consulted on changes to the localness guidance following research on listener attitudes. Ofcom’s impact assessment covered the potential impacts on radio listeners and the industry.</p><p>Compliance with licence requirements is a matter Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14751 HL14753 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:29:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092802

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Radio: Local Broadcasting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether an international media company which has bought a local commercial radio station, which has subsequently closed its local headquarters, is in breach of the commercial radio licence that was awarded to that local station by Ofcom.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL14753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The local programming and content requirements for holders of local analogue commercial radio licenses (whether the holder is ultimately owned by an international media organisation or not) are set by Ofcom under the legislative framework – primarily the Broadcasting Act 1990 and the Communications Act 2003. Changes to legislation introduced by the previous Government in March 2010 gave local commercial stations the ability to network local programming within defined editorial areas for the first time.</p><p>Under section 314 of the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is required to produce and keep up to date localness guidance for local analogue radio license holders to follow in complying with their local programming and content requirements. In 2018, Ofcom consulted on changes to the localness guidance following research on listener attitudes. Ofcom’s impact assessment covered the potential impacts on radio listeners and the industry.</p><p>Compliance with licence requirements is a matter Ofcom, the independent regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL14751 HL14752 question first answered 04/04/2019 11:29:18 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1092803

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Listed Events
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the protected Sports Rights List; whether they have any plans to add other national sports, in particular women’s sports, to that list; if so, which sports they intend to add; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL14754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The list of protected sporting events was last reviewed between 2008 and 2009, by an independent advisory panel. Government does not currently have any plans to revise the list which we believe works well to deliver the best outcome. Our listed events regime strikes a balance between retaining free-to-air sports events for the public while allowing rights holders to negotiate agreements in the best interests of their sport.</p><p>Coverage of women’s professional sport on free to air television has improved significantly in the last ten years, with the women’s Football World Cup and Euro Championships, Women’s Rugby World Cup, cycling and tennis being regular fixtures on the BBC and ITV . However, the list is kept under continued review by my Department to ensure that the nation’s most loved sporting events remain available on free to air television.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 04/04/2019 11:32:00 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey