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HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsI shall do my best to get some heads wobbling. I know that the right hon. Lady is a big supporter of Radio Humberside and her local BBC television service, “Look North”. I know…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsThe Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly meets the BBC to discuss a range of issues. Ministers have met the BBC on several occasions since the announcement, where we…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsI wish my hon. Friend a very happy birthday, as I am sure does the whole House. He asks us to speak again to the BBC about this matter. This issue has been running since the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsThe hon. Lady raises an important point about the impact of the BBC, and the care that it needs to take in relation to the impact that it can have on commercial services. We do…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to highlight the importance of local news reporting to the health of our democracy, and I met news publishers recently to discuss how we…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsI thank my right hon. Friend for his contribution. We are not going to protect specific parts of the BBC by primary legislation, but we have a number of important measures on…27 Apr 2023HANSARDMusicians from Ukraine and Europe: UK ToursMy hon. Friend has tremendous passion and expertise in this area and I know that, like me, she recently met Mark Davyd from the Music Venue Trust, a grassroots music venue…27 Apr 2023HANSARDMusicians from Ukraine and Europe: UK ToursI appreciate that a number of cases recently have caused concern; I am happy to take those up with the Home Office, including the case of Trigger Cut. I know there was also an…27 Apr 2023HANSARDMusicians from Ukraine and Europe: UK ToursMy Department regularly engages with the Home Office on supporting international talent to come to the UK. The Government have provided direct support for Ukrainian musicians,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDMusicians from Ukraine and Europe: UK ToursThe hon. Gentleman is right to highlight how valuable and life-enhancing UK music is, including the folk rock that he produces, and I know Europe is eager to hear it. He paints a…27 Apr 2023HANSARDScience, Innovation and TechnologyWe have been very cognisant of that risk in developing our proposals. As I said in my opening remarks, we do not wish to upset the apple cart and create a compliance headache for…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAny day now I will be going on maternity leave, but I will be covered by my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale), who is an absolutely passionate…27 Apr 2023HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed CutsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that the appointment of Richard Sharp is the subject of an Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments report. We do not control the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDMusicians from Ukraine and Europe: UK ToursI do not think that anybody in this House should be in any doubt about the Government’s wide-ranging support for Ukraine and its people, across the cultural sphere, into defence,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDScience, Innovation and TechnologyWe have been very cognisant of that risk in developing our proposals. As I said in my opening remarks, we do not wish to upset the apple cart and create a compliance headache for…27 Apr 2023HANSARDEvaluation of the Culture Recovery Fund and Publication of Management DataI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made on 21 April 2023 in the other place by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDigital InfrastructureThe Prime Minister has set out his five priorities for this Government: halving inflation, growing the economy, reducing debt, cutting waiting lists and stopping the boats. These…18 Apr 2023HANSARDConsultation on a Registration Scheme for Short-term Lets in EnglandThe Government have published a consultation on a registration scheme for short-term lets in England, accompanied by the findings of a call for evidence held in 2022 on the…17 Apr 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillI know that my hon. Friend has been passionate on this point, and we are looking actively into her proposals. We are also updating the outdated system of registering births and…17 Apr 2023HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) BillThe Secretary of State will have greater powers when it comes to some of the statutory codes that the ICO adheres to, but those powers will be brought to this House for its…17 Apr 2023