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A further three 50-metre indoor pools in Sunderland, Leeds and Liverpool are under construction and another in Portsmouth is at the planning stage.
Television: Digital Switchover
Lord Ashley of Stoke asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will give an assurance that the digital switchover will not lead to extra difficulties for deaf and hard of hearing and visually impaired people in receiving or accessing television access services.[HL1588]
Lord Davies of Oldham: Digital switchover should bring advantages to those who are deaf, hard of hearing or visually impaired. For example, digital television offers subtitling and enhancements such as audio description, the latter being unavailable on analogue television services.
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