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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time, We are living in the digital age. It is not only our computers and smartphones; Brits young and old have an average of nine…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI certainly will. As I am sure the hon. Gentleman is aware, we are moving forward at an absolutely rocketing pace, but I will have a look at the situation in his constituency. I…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillWe have listened to landowners. We have not introduced the legislation without involving them in its development. We have included measures in the Bill that make it easier for…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIn 2017, the prices were too high and they affected the overall roll-out. The new pricing regime is more closely aligned to those of utilities such as water, electricity and gas,…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIt is a very serious Bill—26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillAn interesting point. I will certainly take that back to BDUK, Openreach and others. We need to ensure that the legal framework underpinning our digital infrastructure encourages…26 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingThank you. I look forward to that.17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI ran a school in Africa for a year and I understand the value of the BBC World Service, because I was a listener for a whole 12 months. Having lived in Africa and run a school…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingUnpatriotic? I do not think it was this side of the House that was laughing about the prospect of the national anthem being played on television; I think it was that side of the…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingNo.17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI hear my hon. Friend’s point, and I think a lot of people agree with him. People have talked about the contribution made by BBC Bitesize during the pandemic, which was vital to…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI do not set the budgets for the BBC’s investigative programmes; the BBC does.17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for his question. Impartiality and the licence fee are two entirely separate things. The Serota review made its recommendations,…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingThe Prime Minister is a huge fan of the BBC and of “Today”. The discussions that we are having are to help protect the BBC, because if anyone sitting here thinks that we could go…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingAs I have said on a number of occasions, we have been having these discussions for months. In fact, my predecessor had the discussions before me. Legally, I have to make an…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI thank my hon. Friend for that contribution and for his contribution to the Department when he was there. He is absolutely right: it is not about whether we have our great…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI think that on Instagram I added that it is likely to be the last, because I cannot see a world—and I do not think many people can—in 2028 where individual households are paying…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingI am not.17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingAs I said when I arrived at the Dispatch Box, we are beginning the discussions about how a future funding model for the BBC will look. We have not gone into that level of…17 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingThat is an interesting concept, and I am sure that it will be part of the discussion.17 Jan 2022