Contributions
798 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageAs the House will be aware, Hamas is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK. It is my view and the view of this Government—I hope it is shared across the whole House—that…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI thank the right hon. Gentleman for bringing this matter to the House, and also for raising it with me. As he knows, I have a long history of taking antisemitism extremely…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageYes. The duty to report on what is happening to people in Gaza is absolutely fundamental, and my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised the issue of journalists,…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageYes, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for his careful and considered words on this. In the last year I met with the British families of some of the children in Gaza and the stories…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI am happy to say to my hon. Friend, who has a long-standing interest and has been a real champion for children in Gaza for many years, that I will be more than happy to keep…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageThe hon. Lady is absolutely right that the BBC board plays the critical role in ensuring that the BBC reaches the highest possible standards, which she and I, and indeed all…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageMy hon. Friend, as always, has taken care to strike the right tone, and I thank him very much for raising that. [ Interruption. ]27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI am more than happy to give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. I discussed the precise use of language with the BBC director general earlier this week. On the question asked by…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageMy hon. Friend speaks powerfully about the careful use of language and the way in which we all have a responsibility to uphold the highest standards on that. On her specific…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the work that she has done over many years, including as the director of Medical Aid for Palestinians. She knows better than anyone in this…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageWhen I met British Palestinians whose family members are in Gaza and when I met the families whose loved ones had been taken hostage by Hamas, and had been held or continue to be…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageNo.27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI am very happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. As I said in answer to an earlier question, my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this issue, and he and I…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI am happy to give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. That was part of the discussions I had with the BBC director general earlier this week. I would expect an organisation like…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageYes, I very much agree with my hon. Friend, not least because it is the role of broadcasters to hold a mirror up not just to society, but to the Government, and to hold us to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend the sports Minister has recently met representatives from the Rugby Football Union. We appreciate that there are serious challenges in this area and we are…27 Feb 2025HANSARDArts and Culture FundingOn 20 February, I announced “arts everywhere”—a package of funding for our cultural sector of over £270 million. This Government believe that while talent is everywhere,…24 Feb 2025HANSARDCulture, Media and SportThis Government will go further still to support this critical industry. The skills shortage that has been ignored for too long acts as a break on the ambitions of this incredible…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCulture, Media and SportThis Government will go further still to support this critical industry. The skills shortage that has been ignored for too long acts as a break on the ambitions of this incredible…13 Feb 2025HANSARDCulture, Media and SportI have a great deal of respect for the hon. Lady, and I am grateful to her not just for her welcome today and her warm words but for the support that she and others on the…13 Feb 2025