Susan Elan Jones – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Wales Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Susan Elan Jones on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will meet the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to discuss access to Welsh subtitling for learners and people with accessibility needs.
Stephen Crabb
I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, including on issues related to the Welsh language.
Ofcom places a quota on S4C to subtitle 53% of its output. The Television Access Services report for the first six months of 2015 published on 22 October 2015 states that S4C provided subtitles on 78% of required programmes against its quota of 53%. The full report can be found here:
The Ofcom code does not specify in which language the subtitles are provided and the number of programmes carrying subtitles in Welsh is a matter for S4C.
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