Clause 5
Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill
12:45 pm
Edward Vaizey (Shadow Minister (Arts), Culture, Media & Sport; Wantage, Conservative)
It certainly is. As there is an increasing consensus that there is a need for platform neutrality I assume that hon. Members will be keen to ensure that that is written into the Bill.
I have been in correspondence with some of the operators other than the BBC, who say that although they fully expect the Minister to say that an amendment is unnecessary, that is not their view. They point to their experience with the BBC, which is happy to refer to digital terrestrial television by its well-known brand name, freeview. The commercial operators who must compete against the BBC are keen to see platform neutrality written into the Bill.