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HANSARD Online Safety BillI completely agree with my hon. Friend on the importance of this topic. That is exactly why we have the online advertising review, a piece of work we will be progressing to tackle…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI met my right hon. Friend today to discuss that very point, which is particularly important and powerful. I look forward to continuing to work with her and the Ministry of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI have engaged extensively with Members of this House recently regarding a number of amendments that have been tabled for Report stage of the Online Safety Bill, which will take…17 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4We are laying a written ministerial statement today.09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4I came to the same conclusion as my predecessor that the long-term sustainability of Channel 4 was questionable. That is why we put in place a package, which is different from…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4As part of this package, Channel 4 has agreed to double its investment in skills for young people around the UK—from £5 million to £10 million—which will be important for the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4As I am sure the hon. Gentleman knows, this topic has been looked at under various predecessors in this role. In fact, the consultation commenced well before my predecessor’s…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend that it is essential Channel 4 remains an incubator of the independent sector, which is why one measure we will be taking forward is…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4The additional jobs will be going not just to Leeds, but to other areas of the UK, including Glasgow and Bristol, and that will be a decision made and communicated by Channel 4…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4On accessing borrowing, we will make it easier for Channel 4 to draw down on its existing allowance, but any additional borrowing will be taken on a case-by-case basis.09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4The creative sector is important to the whole UK economy, not just to London. That is why I am delighted that, as part of this package, Channel 4 has also agreed to double the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4We are working with the independent production sector across the UK, because it is vital that we protect job creation in all corners of our United Kingdom. I agree with the hon.…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4As the hon. Lady will know, we have outlined, including in today’s written ministerial statement, an ambitious plan to secure and safeguard the sustainability of Channel 4 so that…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4We will be detailing that and it will form part of the media Bill. In the coming weeks we will work closely with Channel 4 and the independent production sector to make sure we…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4I completely agree with my right hon. Friend. It is essential that we give Channel 4 the tools to succeed in a changing media landscape. To ignore the problem is to be in denial.09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4As my hon. Friend will note, we have not increased the amount that Channel 4 can borrow. That will have to be done on a case-by-case basis. What we are doing is enabling Channel 4…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4As I said, we will be working very closely with Channel 4, the independent production sector and public service broadcasters at large, and we will bring forward the details in the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4That is in the hands of Channel 4 and depends on what it does with the tools we are giving it. We are setting it up with the possibility of being sustainable in the future, but on…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4Happy new year, Mr Speaker. Channel 4 is a great British success story. It was set up by Margaret Thatcher and it has done exactly what she wanted it to do: positively disrupting…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4I have an upcoming meeting with my Welsh counterpart to discuss that among other things. It is important that we work together on these agendas when they are vital for the whole…09 Jan 2023