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HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to open the debate on science and technology, as one of the few Members in this place probably with a science degree. You might be aware, Madam Deputy Speaker,…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWe have already said that we will, but we will make sure that there is a fix for doctors who need it. Let us move on to the realities in science, tech and innovation. Technology…20 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThree weeks ago, the Secretary of State said that the use of TikTok on Government devices was “a personal choice”. At the weekend, it was reported that there was to be a review of…15 Mar 2023HANSARD BBC: Government Role in ImpartialityThis week’s whole sorry saga has raised serious questions about the Government’s role in upholding BBC impartiality. They have their fingerprints all over it. It is no wonder the…14 Mar 2023HANSARD BBC: Government Role in ImpartialityTo ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the Government’s role in upholding the impartiality of the BBC.14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, let me welcome the new Secretary of State to her promoted position. I have always found her to be a thoughtful and effective Minister, and I look forward to working with…09 Mar 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperI thank the Minister for his response, but it is just not good enough. Three weeks ago, the entire White Paper was conveniently “leaked” to the press. He and I both know that it…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White Paper(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the fan-led review of football governance and the publication of a…20 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperLeave that to me.20 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance: Fan-Led ReviewEverton football club is reportedly up for sale, with its stadium half-built. With others up for sale, this looks set to be a record year for premier league clubs changing hands.…26 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsHalf the DCMS shortlisting panel for the BBC chair had close links to the Conservative party, but even they managed to put forward five candidates. So what does the Secretary of…26 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI am relieved to finally speak on Third Reading of this important Bill. We have had a few false dawns along the way, but we are almost there. The Bill has seen parliamentary…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI absolutely endorse those comments and I will come on to that briefly. We never thought that the Online Safety Bill was perfect and we have been trying to work with the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the future of Channel 4.09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4First, I want to congratulate the Secretary of State on her happy news and to thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. It is extraordinary that this matter of…09 Jan 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4)There has been long-standing consensus since the Bill was first mooted more than four years ago—before anyone had even heard of TikTok—that online and social media needed…05 Dec 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4)I will move on now, thank you. We would not have been here at all if the Secretary of State had stuck to the guns of her predecessor, who, to be fair to her—I know she is not here…05 Dec 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4)I shall come on to that. It is we, on the Opposition side of the House, who are so determined to get the Bill on to the statute book that I find myself arguing against the…05 Dec 2022HANSARDOnline Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4)The hon. Lady remembers incorrectly. It was members of her own party who tabled the motion of no confidence. Oh, I have just remembered: they did not have confidence in the Prime…05 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike on the trains, delays cost businesses. Take the media Bill: there is now a real risk to the very future of our public service broadcasters without it. Can the Secretary of…01 Dec 2022