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HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationI will go on to talk about the fact that we have many bidders who are looking at purchasing Channel 4, and we are looking at all options before we bring the matter to Parliament…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Channel 4 PrivatisationLet’s do a shout-out for Channel 4. “Derry Girls”, “First Dates”, “Gogglebox”—there are so many fantastic programmes that Channel 4 produces. That is not in doubt and not in…14 Jun 2022HANSARDOffice WorkingWe operate hybrid working, whereby staff are expected to spend, on average, two days a week in the office, recognising that some roles require more office-based work than others.…26 May 2022HANSARDCommonwealth Gamesrose —26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for enabling me to lay out some important points. Channel 4 is being sold as a public service broadcaster and the criteria that he has outlined will…26 May 2022HANSARDOffice WorkingBefore covid-19, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport followed a “smarter working” operating model where occasional working from home was an option. This enabled…26 May 2022HANSARDFan-led Review of Football GovernanceI am absolutely delighted to endorse my hon. Friend’s comments. It will be a fantastic summer, with not just the Euro 22 women’s finals, but the Commonwealth games; it will be a…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsResponses to the recent Welsh market review are being assessed to determine which premises require Government subsidy through Project Gigabit. We will then work out with the Welsh…26 May 2022HANSARDBBC Mid-term Review and Framework AgreementThe Government have today published the terms of reference for the BBC mid-term review, setting out our plans to review the governance and regulation of the BBC at the midway…26 May 2022HANSARDCommonwealth GamesThat is a very good point and reiterates what I said earlier. This is the year of the Queen’s platinum jubilee as well as of the Commonwealth games and the women’s Euro 2022. It…26 May 2022HANSARDSale of Chelsea FCI wish to inform the House that on 24 May the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a licence to Chelsea Football Club to allow the sale of Chelsea FC plc.…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have targeted in the Online Safety Bill the platforms that create the most harm and where the most harm happens. We have done that in consultation with a number of…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 53% of people in a public poll actually thought that Channel 4 was already privately owned. They did not realise— [ Interruption. ] As my hon. Friend the Minister for Media,…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. The Minister for Sport, the Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Worcestershire (Nigel Huddleston), and, I…26 May 2022HANSARDCommonwealth GamesI am here. We are investing almost £600 million in Birmingham and the west midlands for the 2022 Commonwealth games, which will deliver a world-class event and provide a wide…26 May 2022HANSARDFan-led Review of Football GovernanceThe regulator will be tasked with improving how clubs are financially and operationally run. Improving corporate governance and financial oversight will greatly reduce the…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs Channel 4 highlighted in its own document, “4: The Next Episode”, it wants to raise investment and invest in more content, and we are setting Channel 4 free to be able to do…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy Department has a wide-ranging and comprehensive legislative programme announced as part of the Queen’s Speech. The Online Safety Bill and the Product Security and…26 May 2022HANSARDFan-led Review of Football GovernanceThe fan-led review of football governance identified financial sustainability as a core issue affecting the game, which is why the primary focus of the new independent football…26 May 2022HANSARDConsultation Response: a New Pro-competition Regime for Digital MarketsThis is a joint statement with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Last week, we published the response to the consultation on a new…11 May 2022