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HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 40, page 3, line 10, at end insert— “(iv) an annual increase in the spend on content and combined content duration made in Scotland until they reach a…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)Absolutely. If there were a requirement for more broadcasting, not just outside the M25, and for looking at population share, even reporting on spend and population share, there…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I highlight that the focus on content made outside the M25 is not enough. There needs to be a focus on ensuring that the economic and cultural benefits, and the talent pool, are…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I want to pick up a couple of points relating to clause 1 that I have not mentioned yet, but that the shadow Minister has mentioned. I am happy to support the provision in new…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)The Minister said it is possible by regulation to amend the list to add genres. Could he write to me with information about the process by which that could happen? How can…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)On that point, for clarity in advance of the remaining stages of this Bill, it would be really helpful if the Minister wrote a letter explaining that. He has mentioned both that…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 35, in clause 3, page 7, line 15, at end insert— “(c) which is broadcast via UHF frequencies that can be received by a minimum of 98.5% of the population…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)We covered a little of this in the last debate, in relation to access to terrestrial television services. As I said, there is still significant digital exclusion in our society…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)I appreciate that and think it is important, but my point is about those who cannot get access and do not have the financial ability to do so. If we have a commitment to continue…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (First sitting)On what the Minister just said about the report on the future of television provision being done and the timeline for decision making, does he recognise my point that the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I rise briefly to support the amendment. This changes the remit requirements on public service broadcasters. I do not think that anyone is disagreeing with some of the changes…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)That is absolutely the case. However, on this section of the Bill, which is about enforcing the public sector remit—sorry, I keep saying “public sector” when I mean “public…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I have a follow-up question. Can the Minister give us some indication or understanding of how Ofcom will ensure that the remits are fulfilled across public service broadcasting,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I will make a brief comment on the inclusion of on-demand services and the change to defining quotas in numbers of hours rather than in percentages. It could be incredibly…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I am pleased that the Minister has confirmed, for all these clauses, that any changes by regulation must be made using the affirmative procedure. Particularly on clause 10—a power…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I have some questions from colleagues about channel 3, in particular on the provision of ITV Border, which is the cross-border channel 3 provider that operates around Dumfries,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I do not think I mentioned the BBC—or I tried not to.05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)rose—05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I absolutely agree about the rugby coverage. Similarly, we watched Scotland games with the volume turned off and Radio Scotland turned on, so that we had commentary from our…05 Dec 2023