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HANSARDBBC LeadershipThe right hon. Member will have heard the answer that I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen). It is not for me or any Government to decide who is employed…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI absolutely share my hon. Friend’s view about the seriousness of the failings, which the BBC has accepted this week, and the need for clear, robust, firm and swift action in…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI thank my hon. Friend not just for the point he made but for the compelling way in which he made it. Like him, I have been astonished by the calibre of BBC staff, whether the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI have been pleased to meet the leadership at S4C after what has been a difficult time. This Government reaffirm the importance of S4C to our national life, and I look forward to…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipThe right hon. Member is right to raise the lack of deftness—and, I would add, the lack of urgency—in the handling of some of the issues that have arisen in the past couple of…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI thank the right hon. Member for his suggestion. I look forward to having more detailed conversations with him as we start the charter review process. As he is a former Culture…11 Nov 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to make it clear that, as I have consistently said to the House, a very high legal threshold must be met in…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipIt will not surprise the right hon. Gentleman to learn that I do not agree with that or with his characterisation of an institution that plays a vital role in this country. I…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement about the BBC. As the House will be aware, this weekend, the director general and the chief executive officer of BBC…11 Nov 2025HANSARDUK City of Culture 2029 and UK Town of Culture CompetitionsI am pleased to launch the UK city of culture 2029 competition as well as our plans for the town of culture. Delivered across the UK and in collaboration with the devolved…03 Nov 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanThe decision that was made last night, as I understand it, was on the basis of rioting occurring at a live event. It was not a decision that is unprecedented in the UK from a…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanHad West Midlands police made a different decision, I really do wonder whether the hon. Gentleman would have come to this House to question that decision. I am afraid that I…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI have made it absolutely clear that it is perfectly acceptable for people to hold strong and passionate views about what is happening in Israel and Gaza, and that there is a…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanMy hon. Friend is a great champion for his Jewish constituents. I have met Jewish community organisations over the last few days to give them that assurance that the Government…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI thank my hon. Friend. As somebody who represents some of the Hillsborough families, I say to her that we as a Government, and I as an individual member of that Government, take…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI thank the hon. Lady for her questions; I will try to address them all. I think the Home Secretary has given a full account of the fact that she was kept updated about these…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanFirst, may I thank the shadow Secretary of State for bringing this urgent question to the House? I know the issue is of concern to so many parliamentarians and to so many people…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanEarlier this year, I hosted a roundtable with Lord Mann and the Board of Deputies to discuss the role of Jewish people in the widest range of public life, particularly in relation…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanLast week, Aston Villa released a statement that away fans would not be permitted to attend their game against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 6 November. The decision was taken by Birmingham…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMaccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanMy right hon. Friend the Communities Secretary has worked very closely with Birmingham city council, and I echo my hon. Friend’s comments about the leader and commend the council…20 Oct 2025