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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will look carefully at the issue raised by the hon. Lady. Of course it is important that we closely keep track of where these weapons are being sold and the methods being…07 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. My right hon. Friend will be aware of the Law Commission’s work in this area, and we are looking at the issue carefully. May I take this opportunity to pay tribute to her, as…07 Mar 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI take the hon. Lady’s point about hyperlocal reporting. As we seek to expand what is currently provided, it is important that the scheme focuses on the very local provision that…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his comments. I also welcome his undertaking to work with us; there is undoubtedly a broad measure of agreement across the House, and it…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewWith your indulgence, Mr Speaker, before I make my statement, I invite the House to join me in paying tribute to one of our sporting greats, Gordon Banks, who sadly passed away…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI agree with my right hon. Friend. A large part of the answer is, as he says, to ensure that there are more professional journalists in the right places at the right times to…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI agree with my right hon. Friend, and I join him in paying tribute to Your Harlow , which is a sadly all-too-rare example of a local news institution that has transferred online…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI cannot speak for the exchanges today but, when the hon. Gentleman reads the report, I reassure him that he will see much more focus on Google and Facebook than on the BBC. As I…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewMy hon. Friend will recognise that one reason why these companies are such a force in our society, as he says, is that so many of our constituents use their products so…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will do my best. I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for inviting me to wish both sides in the Northern Ireland cup final well. That is much…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewOn the hon. Gentleman’s last point, he will know that the Government supported the progress of the EU directive on copyright. We believe it appropriate that those who create…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewAs my hon. Friend knows, and as I have reported to the House, the Somerset County Gazette was the first newspaper I ever appeared in, so I have always had a soft spot for it. What…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewWhen the hon. Lady has the chance to read the report in full, she will see for herself that the focus of the report is not criticism of the BBC, and it is important that is…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewWe will of course have to consider that very carefully, but I know that my hon. Friend will recognise that the primary purpose of the exercise is to make sure that people in a…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewYes, I agree with my hon. Friend. I am grateful to him for hosting and chairing the meeting that gave me the opportunity to meet those remarkable reporters. As he said, they do…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewMy hon. Friend raises much broader questions about the BBC and its place in the broadcasting landscape that I know he will recognise. The problem that the Cairncross review is…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewWe will certainly consider some of the tax recommendations that are made by Dame Frances in her review, but my hon. Friend will recognise that the fundamental problem is that a…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI agree entirely with what the hon. Lady has said about Kat Lindner. Her death is clearly a great tragedy, not just for her family, friends and partner but for all those who have…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI will certainly look into what my hon. Friend says. I agree with the general tenor of his remarks. It is important that we not only preserve the ability of our local newspapers…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI am grateful to my right hon. Friend. On the BBC, there is a balance. It is right to ask Ofcom to consider whether further measures ought to be taken to ensure that the BBC is…12 Feb 2019