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Digital Technology: Community Development

Volume 488: debated on Thursday 5 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the growth in digital media upon levels of (a) community stability and cohesion and (b) participation in democratic political activities. (259593)

My Department has not carried out any such assessment. However, the Digital Britain interim report recognised that the growth of digital media was impacting on local radio and news provision. In light of this, we have invited the Office of Fair Trading, together with Ofcom and other interested parties, to undertake an exploratory review across the local and regional media sector and make appropriate recommendations.