Written question WQ98711
- Asked by
- Iain McIntoshReform
- To be answered by
- Senedd Commission
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Senedd Commission reintroduce GB News to television screens across the Senedd estate, recognising that it is now one of the UK’s leading television news channels with a substantial audience across Wales and the wider United Kingdom?
Answer
Answered by Senedd Commission
Llywydd on behalf of the Senedd Commission:
A wide range of television channels and radio systems, including GB News, can be accessed internally using the Senedd IT network on laptops and other Senedd Commission issued devices.
The Commission has a policy that the primary purpose of the internal TV system on the Senedd estate is to provide broadcast feeds for the Siambr and Committee rooms.
Under this policy, the Senedd Commission’s Triple Play system includes only those channels which have public service obligations as set out in the Communications Act 2003: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and S4C. Commissioners agreed one addition to this provision, which was to include Sky News as an additional channel to ensure a plurality of news programmes.
All our policies are subject to occasional review, and we could consider whether to do so at the appropriate time.