ICT and Television: Disability

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 10 July 2018.

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Photo of Lisa Cameron Lisa Cameron Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Mental Health)

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the fair and proportionate representation of disabled people in digital and television media.

Photo of Margot James Margot James The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Our media should reflect the population as a whole. That is why the government has ensured that the BBC’s operating licence stipulates that it must reflect the UK population in its services and its output. The Communications Act 2003 also ensures that Ofcom has the power to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people in television and radio. Government strongly supports industry led monitoring schemes, which can stimulate change by highlighting underrepresentation and urges the wider media sector to improve their diversity monitoring and reporting to bring about change.

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