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HANSARDTelecoms Supply Chain ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman is right to talk about managed risk. He will recognise that we have been managing the risk presented by Huawei’s specific circumstances within the 4G…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTelecoms Supply Chain ReviewThe hon. Gentleman was doing so well until the end; I suppose I should be grateful he did not quote: “Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today”. First, on the hon. Gentleman’s…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTelecoms Supply Chain ReviewMy right hon. and learned Friend is right to highlight the ISC’s statement, which has been an important contribution to the debate. As he knows, there is a significant overlap…22 Jul 2019HANSARDTelecoms Supply Chain ReviewI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s comments. Of course, he is right that we should take no risks that are not manageable. Once we are in possession of all the information we…22 Jul 2019HANSARDEquality and Listed EventsI have written today to the BBC, S4C, Ofcom and the International Paralympic Committee in a limited consultation on adding the Paralympic games to the listed events regime. I have…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTelecommunications, Radio Spectrum and Postal Services: Statement of PrioritiesI am today laying before Parliament the Government’s draft statement of strategic priorities for telecommunications, the management of radio spectrum, and postal services. The…18 Jul 2019HANSARDOfcom Provision of Information RegulationsI would like to update the House on Ofcom’s statutory duty to share information with the Government at least 24 hours before publication, introduced under section 24A of the…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. I believe that this is a priority, and I believe that the next Government should see it as such, and I believe that we should see legislation coming forward in the next…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sThe Government are disappointed with the BBC’s decision on the licence fee concession for the over-75s. Taxpayers want the BBC to use its substantial licence fee income in an…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sAs the hon. Gentleman says, wealthy pensioners are not the only ones who will lose their TV licence. That is certainly right. That is exactly why we continue to say to the BBC…04 Jul 2019HANSARDAlgorithms: Inappropriate UseWe are on the front foot, and the hon. Lady’s characterisation is entirely wrong. The world looks to the UK as a leader in this field. I talk to counterparts across the world…04 Jul 2019HANSARDAlgorithms: Inappropriate UseWe have asked the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation to review the potential for bias in the use of algorithms, and it is considering usage in both the public and private…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sMy right hon. Friend raises an interesting point. As I have said, it is of course a matter for the BBC to decide how this concession should be structured. It is open to the BBC,…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sThe hon. Gentleman is right to raise the issue of loneliness, and I will repeat the points I have just made. The Government have done a huge amount to combat this very substantial…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree with the hon. Lady; she has been a passionate advocate for this for as long as she has been in the House, and I am sure long before, and she is right. But I think we…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsNeither my hon. Friend nor I would dare to do anything else, today or on any other day. He is right to suggest that this remains a very special relationship, not just in our…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady passionately believes, as do I, in ensuring that help gets to those who need it. Those who are affected by problem gambling, and whose lives are ruined thereby, need…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe answer is huge importance. My hon. Friend makes the important point that heritage is local as well as national. We can transform our communities in a number of ways, one of…04 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will certainly look at what is happening at the Priory centre, but I know that the hon. Gentleman will appreciate, as I do, that £8 million was found in the Budget to support…04 Jul 2019HANSARDResponse to Opposition Day Debate: Over-75s Licence Fee ConcessionOn 8 May 2019, the House debated a motion calling on the Government to guarantee the maintenance of free TV licences for over-75s beyond 2020. The concession which was debated by…04 Jul 2019