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HANSARDCommonwealth Games 2022: Benefits to West MidlandsBirmingham ’22 will be the biggest sporting event ever held in the west midlands, with the region set to benefit from £778 million of public investment, and with venues spanning…16 Jan 2020HANSARDCommonwealth Games 2022: Benefits to West MidlandsI certainly will, and may I say that no one has done more than my hon. Friend to ensure that women’s T20 cricket is included in the roster of sports for the games, which is very…16 Jan 2020HANSARDCommonwealth Games 2022: Benefits to West MidlandsMay I first welcome my hon. Friend to his place? I know that he has done an awful lot of work for his local area as a councillor, and that he will be a fantastic voice for Dudley…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFree TV LicencesThe Government are disappointed with the BBC’s decision to restrict the over-75 licence fee concession to those in receipt of pension credit. As we said in our manifesto, we…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFree TV LicencesMay I gently remind the hon. Lady that the Government agreed a deal with the BBC in 2015? The director-general at the time said that it was “a strong deal for the BBC”, and that…16 Jan 2020HANSARDCommonwealth Games 2022: Benefits to West MidlandsThe hon. Lady has made a good point I regularly meet the organising committee and I chair the strategic board, and I know that Birmingham City Council is keen to see the outcomes…16 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Creative IndustriesThe creative industries are one of the leading lights of our economy, outpacing growth by two to one and employment growth by three to one. All our sectors, including films,…16 Jan 2020HANSARDLeaving the EU: Creative IndustriesI know that my hon. Friend chairs the all-party parliamentary group on publishing, and he brings valuable experience to the House because his career was in that field before he…16 Jan 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I take this opportunity to congratulate my right hon. Friend the former Member for Loughborough on her elevation to the other place? We continue to work very closely together.…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I congratulate the hon. Member, who I know is passionate about this issue and has campaigned very effectively in the House. The Government are also very angry about this…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My hon. Friend is right. I have spoken with him about his constituency concerns about this issue. It is absolutely right that the Football Association and all sporting bodies who,…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365Yes, I do. The hon. Gentleman is correct: we would like to see far more live sport on terrestrial television. However, it is worth pointing out that the games we are discussing…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The hon. Gentleman is spot-on. That is another reason why we are going to review the Gambling Act—and the sooner we do so the better as far as I am concerned.09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I welcome the shadow Secretary of State to her place. The arrangement through IMG is not solely with Bet365, as six other gambling companies have rights to the broadcasts. I have…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365As the House knows, my hon. Friend has done an incredible amount over the years and she is passionate about this subject. It is fair to say that the arrangements for cutting the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My right hon. Friend has a long history of campaigning on this issue, and he is absolutely correct. On his first point, the Gambling Commission is looking into the matter. As for…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I am confident that that will not happen. The hon. Gentleman is correct about the commitment to the ban on in-game advertising, and it is important that we look at the data on…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My hon. Friend and new colleague is correct. Bet365 is a significant employer in her area and it is right that it takes its responsibilities very seriously. I urge her to seek a…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My hon. Friend is right. Nothing is off the table in the review. I can tell the House that this morning the FA confirmed that from next year, 2021, it will show those particular…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365Work has started on the review, but I am not in a position to give the hon. Lady a date. This will be done in due course and Ministers will make the announcement when that is…09 Jan 2020