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HANSARDRural BroadbandI am happy for the hon. Gentleman also to meet representatives of BDUK and the Minister for Digital Economy. He is absolutely right; while there will continue to be gaps for the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRural BroadbandI am happy to ensure that the Minister in the other place who deals with this particular issue meets the APPG. However, Project Gigabit is designed to adapt in the event of a…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRural BroadbandWe are a shareholder in Eutelsat, of which OneWeb is a part, and we will be examining all these issues. We have asked for Eutelsat to come forward with proposals to ensure that we…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRural BroadbandBy means of commercial and subsidised delivery, the Government are ensuring that gigabit-capable connections are available to 99% of UK premises by 2032 through, for instance,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026. It is great, as always, to see you in the Chair, Sir Desmond. I am…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2026I thank the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the shadow Minister for their contributions. First, I will deal with some of the questions about the listed places…17 Mar 2026HANSARDOnline Advertising Taskforce Progress Report 2025The online advertising taskforce is today publishing its progress report for 2025, summarising work carried out since publication of its last progress report, covering 2023-24.…17 Mar 2026HANSARDScience, Innovation and TechnologyI do not think that it will expand or detract from them. The role of head of the Information Commission is exactly the same as the role of Information Commissioner. Obviously,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDScience, Innovation and TechnologyI do not think that it will expand or detract from them. The role of the Information Commissioner will be split among the members of the Information Commission.11 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyIt is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I apologise that the Sports Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley South (Stephanie Peacock), is at the winter…10 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyIt is a terrific success and I congratulate Holly on that. If there were more female referees in the men’s game across all sports, there would probably be a much better-behaved…10 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyI am happy to commit my colleagues to a meeting with the appropriate Minister. Let us do that, and let us at least write to the hon. Gentleman and get that issue resolved. The…10 Mar 2026HANSARD English RugbyI have committed some of my colleagues to meetings already, but let me ask the appropriate Minister from DFE to write to the hon. Lady to answer those questions. I am coming on to…10 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsSir Phil Redmond is chairing the panel to determine which will be the first town of culture, and I do not envy his task. I met him last week, and we went through the number of…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsIt is all taxpayers’ money and public money, and it is the public’s money as well. The public can decide whether they wish to attend these exhibitions. They can even ask their…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsThe key thing is that responsibility lies with the Scottish Government, and it is for them to determine how they spend the money. I am very clear in acknowledging and…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsI can certainly congratulate everyone in Rugby, and especially at the museum, on that particular project. Throughout the course of this debate, I have been invited to a number of…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsMy hon. Friend proves my point! But yes, he raises a key point about funding for not just large and national museums, but local ones. We have been trying to put together a package…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair again, Ms Lewell. I do not know what you have done to upset someone—you are in the Chair constantly—but thank you very much indeed…05 Mar 2026HANSARDLocal MuseumsIt seems to me that some Opposition parties like to be bastions of freedom of speech until they disagree with what that freedom of speech is used to say.05 Mar 2026