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HANSARDMedia Bill (Sixth sitting)It is incredibly difficult to find a way forward. The hon. Gentleman is right that the issue has been left hanging. Perhaps the press never believed that the Government would…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 48, page 91, line 26, at end insert “, or (b) is a UK on-demand sound service and is provided by the BBC or by a person who holds a licence…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Sixth sitting)When I was a councillor back in 2007, there was an article in the local newspaper that said that a fellow councillor and I had requested that Irn Bru be provided in the Members’…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 38, in clause 37, page 77, line 34, at end insert— “(5A) In section 368C (Duties of the appropriate regulatory authority), after subsection (6) insert—…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to take part in this Committee again today. Amendment 38 and new clause 9 relate to the archiving of television content. The television archives are pretty…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate that, and I appreciate the work that the BFI is doing on this. In the event that the BFI found it particularly difficult to get an agreement with an on-demand…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister very much and genuinely appreciate the way in which he has approached this amendment. I am pleased that around the room we are happy and keen to see the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Lady is making a powerful and important point. All of us feel better when we can see lives like ours reflected on the television screen. She is absolutely right that we…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)I agree with the Minister that the clause creates a new and bespoke prominence regime. I have some questions that I was going to ask in interventions, but I figured that I had too…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)That is possibly the case. I have never been a platform managing its budget on the basis of advertising, so I do not know exactly how the advertising regime works. As time goes on…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)On the PlayStation, the user can click on all the games, but they also have a TV button they can click on, which takes them to a screen like that on a smart television, showing…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)Those organisations have been consulted. My hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North has been clear on the roundtable discussions he had, including with the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)If the Secretary of State were to update the list of statutory consultees, I would appreciate his being made aware of this interaction and the fact that the Gaelic Media Service…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I am absolutely not too young. I spent an awful lot of hours—far too many hours—playing Bamboozle! on Teletext. I wonder if the Minister would also pay tribute to the fact that…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I thank the Minister for his response and colleagues for their comments on the amendment and the new clause. I am pleased to hear the Minister talk about the co-ordination of…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)Thank you chairing the Committee today, Mr Vickers. It is a pleasure to stand opposite the Minister. The last work I did with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport was on…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to take part in the Bill Committee, Mr Vickers. I am glad to see everybody here early on a Tuesday morning, either with or without coffee—I mean, definitely…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I will not vote against the programme motion, but I echo the Minister’s call to stakeholders on written evidence, and say to any stakeholders who are watching: “You have been…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 39, in clause 1, page 2, line 38, at end insert— “(iii) at least ten hours’ transmission time per week in the Gaelic language as spoken in Scotland.” This…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I appreciate that Ofcom will be doing that right now, but, as the Minister says, the charter negotiations are about to open; 2025 possibly seems slightly further away to me than…05 Dec 2023