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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI remind the Secretary of State of the election results in Wales in May. I too wish England all the best for the quarter finals. It was a fantastic game, and I look forward to a…01 Jul 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and the Minister for his response. The terms of reference for the programme were published on 22 February; we are four…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research Programme(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the results of the events research programme.22 Jun 2021HANSARD BBC: Dyson ReportI thank the hon. Member for Solihull (Julian Knight) for securing this urgent question, and the Minister for his response. I also echo the many expressions of deep concern about…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than 3 million people participate in parkrun in England, and it plays a major role in the physical and mental wellbeing of participants. Parkrun has had legal permission to…20 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted with the Secretary of State’s response and grateful for it. Singing also makes a positive difference to the health of over 2 million people who sing in amateur…20 May 2021HANSARD European Football ProposalI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of parts of his statement. This is a watershed moment for our national game, and this statement is welcomed, as is the chair of…19 Apr 2021HANSARDOnline Anonymity and Anonymous AbuseI thank the hon. Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie) for securing this debate, which I know very many colleagues across the House wished to participate in. I, too, wish that we…24 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the last two weeks, we have seen an outpouring of grief over the death of Sarah Everard, and we have read and heard numerous accounts of women made to feel unsafe in their…18 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for his words. I know that he has a very well-publicised interest in the nation’s heritage, particularly in statues, telling museums and gallery…18 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Cultural and Entertainment SectorsMadam Deputy Speaker, may I thank the other Madam Deputy Speaker and the Minister for their kind words? I also thank the very many Members and staff across the House who wished me…02 Mar 2021HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. Let me start by saying that the Opposition welcome any moves to protect children and the vulnerable online.…15 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, we learnt that a former Conservative DCMS Secretary, now the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, had to promise to be positive towards Mark Zuckerberg and…10 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased to hear that we will finally get the much-delayed online harms Bill to ensure that the regulator has the strength to tackle online child abuse comprehensively and…10 Dec 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI do not want to step beyond my brief and interfere in that of my shadow Cabinet colleague, but we certainly should not be doing business with any companies that breach both human…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI accept that it is not just an American issue, but it was the right thing for the wrong reasons, essentially. As I say, this political soap opera has been an unnecessary…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. For the benefit of anyone who has not read that report, it is pretty damning. We now find ourselves in a situation in which drastic…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate on behalf of the official Opposition. Labour will always put national security first, so we are pleased to finally see this Bill brought…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillThe hon. Gentleman seems to have forgotten about the former Prime Minister David Cameron and the former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, who also gave such a welcome.…30 Nov 2020HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. This Bill gives huge powers to the Secretary of State under the auspices of national security, but it does not define what that…30 Nov 2020