Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to make a decision on the timing of a possible switchover to digital radio.

Since 2010, we have been clear that a potential switchover has to be listener-led and not imposed by government. A decision about the timetable for a future switchover to digital will only be considered once the listening and coverage criteria have been met – that the digital share of listening reaches 50% and that national and local DAB network coverage matches that of FM.