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HANSARDMedia BillPerhaps the Minister can help here. I am wondering what a newscaster is, having heard what the noble Lord, Lord Grade, said.22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I sense that this debate is coming rapidly to a close. The noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, has doggedly pursued this issue with others and I wholeheartedly congratulate…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillPerhaps the Minister will comment on whether this matter has been under active consideration, because I think that is important. There is a shared concern across the Chamber on…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but how do the Government really envisage future-proofing to take account of those changes? That is quite important in this debate.22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I thank all those who have already spoken, outlining their rich and often diverging views on this important clause. I understand completely that there are very different…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI can advise the noble Lord that, during the period between now and the general election, he will be the Minister most watched and listened to.22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I can usually spot a cunning plan when there is one afoot, and I fancy that our debate this afternoon is going to be overshadowed by events outside this House as the…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillIs the Minister content that that point is covered by that? Is there sufficient flexibility in the legislation to enable that?22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWe are not in the habit of getting ahead of ourselves.20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, this debate has been a fascinating example of how the nations and regions are well represented in the Committee. We have heard contributions from Wales, Scotland,…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, this is a large group, as the Minister said in his opening comments, dominated mainly by government amendments. We are grateful to him for his explanation of the effects…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI get the sense that the Minister is sympathetic to the point we have made here and that it is more a question of timescale. If the Government are looking at this, what sort of…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe right reverend Prelate must be an expert with a broom.20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMight the noble Lord be prepared to meet them at some point? That might have some value.20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, the clause stand part debate tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bonham-Carter, for whom I have immense respect, is, I am sure, well intentioned. As she said, it relates…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe noble Viscount, Lord Colville, made a good point about Parliament being consulted. I wonder if the noble Lord could say something about how both Houses—and Select…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWhat sort of costs does the Minister anticipate the channel will face in setting up its own production company? Has any estimate been made of that? What discussions have the…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, Amendments 14 and 15 in the name of the noble Viscount, Lord Culross, seek to finesse the Channel 4 commissioning regime that has worked so well for this highly…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, this has been a fascinating debate, capped by a single show of dichotomy from the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey. I am sure that most of us found it both entertaining and…08 May 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group Ltd: AcquisitionMy Lords, we on the Labour Benches are grateful today to the Government for this short Statement, setting out where they are on the future acquisition of the Telegraph Media…01 May 2024