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HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI am grateful to the Minister for what he has said and, as he alluded to in his remarks, for visiting both Dungeness power station and the Pilot Inn at Dungeness. Both were…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. I will come on to that in more detail—that is normally an excuse to say I am not going to answer his question, but I…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI beg to move, That this House has considered the civil nuclear roadmap. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing time for a debate on this very important subject.…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI completely agree. I have a request to make to the Government, who will be considering the responses to the consultation on the road map. I was keen to hold this debate now,…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI agree with my right hon. Friend, particularly on her point about the labour markets, and in the Sizewell area that is incredibly important. I know from Dungeness in my…22 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI am sure the Minister will speak for himself on that particular point, but that is not a characterisation I would share. What the competition and Great British Nuclear are doing…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: Proposed Sale to RedBird IMIDoes the Minister agree that the fact that we are in this position shows that clarity is needed about media ownership rules? We need a presumption against sovereign foreign states…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Online Filter Bubbles: Misinformation and DisinformationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose) on securing the debate. It could not be more important or timely; as he alluded to in his speech,…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Civil Nuclear Road MapI welcome the civil nuclear road map, in particular the recognition that we will need additional nuclear sites to those in the existing policy framework. Does the Minister agree…11 Jan 2024HANSARDMedia Bill (Sixth sitting)Following my hon. Friend’s speech, I want to speak briefly on the issue, in which I have taken an interest over many years. The Minister is nodding and he will remember that I…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Sixth sitting)That is why it was important that there is an exemption for media organisations from the regulatory powers that Ofcom will have through the Online Safety Act. The reason those…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)A lot of the existing regime, and also a lot of what is in the Bill, is based on the assumption that as many people as possible will seek to be designated as a public service…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)Does the Minister agree that, given the nature of new smart devices, which favour personalisation of content and recommendations to users, smaller regional broadcasters, such as…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)Does my right hon. Friend agree that a distinction needs to be drawn between internet-connected devices—through which BBC iPlayer or the ITV hub or whatever it is can be…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)What may resolve that conflict is the fact that personalisation is often linked to the placement of advertising, so the platform operator may only care about advertising reaching…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I have actually watched “Hedd Wyn” on YouTube. What analysis has the hon. Gentleman made of the distribution of Welsh language products on other digital platforms, rather than…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)Screen Scotland has pointed out that the total production spend last year on film and television and audiovisual content in Scotland was more than £600 million, which is a 55%…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)The hon. Lady should recognise that such switchovers are possible only when the technology supports it, which is a question of changing the distribution mechanism at some point.…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)It strikes me that a lot of what the hon. Lady is talking about is relevant to the broadcasting code. It is Ofcom’s job to issue guidance in relation to the code and to take…05 Dec 2023HANSARD Media BillMy hon. Friend makes a very interesting point. Whether it be ITV or a newspaper such as The Daily Telegraph , which is currently up for sale, what is the motivation of someone…21 Nov 2023