Hansard

The Deputy Presiding Officer (Trish Godman): Lab

The final item of business today is a members' business debate on motion S3M-2759, in the name of Jeremy Purvis, on digital switchover. The debate will be co...

Motion debated,

That the Parliament notes that the UK's digital TV switchover commences with the switchover of the Selkirk transmitter on 6 and 20 November 2008 in the Borde...

Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD): LD

I apologise to those members whom I am detaining from the by-election campaign. I suspect that they will be en route once this debate concludes.The viewing p...

Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): Con

I congratulate Jeremy Purvis on securing this debate on an important subject.As we have heard, Whitehaven in Cumbria became the first place to go through the...

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): SNP

I, too, congratulate Jeremy Purvis on securing this very topical and important debate.Earlier this year, I submitted to the Scottish Broadcasting Commission ...

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): Lab

I congratulate Jeremy Purvis on securing probably the most timely debate that we have had in the Parliament, given that the digital switchover is happening t...

John Lamont (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con): Con

I, too, congratulate Jeremy Purvis on securing this timely debate.As we have heard, tonight, the Border TV region will make history by becoming the first are...

The Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture (Linda Fabiani): SNP

I thank Jeremy Purvis for bringing the debate to Parliament. It is timeous because of the forthcoming by-election and the first part of the switchover in the...

Meeting closed at 17:35.