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HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerOfcom teams go out and test the predictions that are made about the extent of coverage. They do not just accept what the computer tells them; they visit various locations.…14 Dec 2023HANSARDUK Data Infrastructure: Security and ResilienceToday, the Government have published the public consultation, “Protecting and enhancing the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure”. Data and its associated…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerI will come on to digital exclusion, which the hon. Member has rightly focused on as a major issue facing the country. Leaving aside whether the merger is a good idea, that is a…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerI hope that my right hon. Friend will forgive me; I am not sure that I can even go so far as to say that. It is on the record that the Government believe that foreign ownership of…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerThe overall question of the efficacy of the investment security process is for the Cabinet Office. The right hon. Gentleman may well wish to pursue his inquiry with the Minister…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Three and Vodafone: Potential MergerI congratulate the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne) both on his appointment as Chair of the Business and Trade Committee and on bringing this issue to the…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank all hon. Members who have taken part in the debate. The fact that we have had such strong attendance is, I…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCopper Wire TelecomsI share the pleasure of the Opposition spokesman, the hon. Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant), in seeing you in the Chair this morning, Mr Mundell. Let me start by…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCopper Wire TelecomsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right, and we will do that. Existing telecare devices already in the system need to be digitally compatible, and we are talking urgently to the…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesI am very touched. That is because my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch and Upminster (Julia Lopez) will be returning after Christmas. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).13 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesI think that is a perfectly sensible suggestion. Indeed, it is one that I hope the Minister for Employment, my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds (Jo Churchill), might…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesI shall endeavour not to delay the House for too much longer, because I am aware that debates are backing up—like a queue of buses or something. I want to address one or two…13 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)But the podcast is not subject to the regulatory requirements. It is absolutely the case that “The News Agents” is produced by a broadcaster that holds an Ofcom license, but that…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)“The Rest is Politics”.12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)I understand the point that my hon. Friend is getting at, but the provisions of the Bill are about live radio, and I think that the example he gave would be captured, because it…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)The regime that the Bill introduces for TV public service broadcasting has slightly different objectives from the regime that we are introducing for radio. In the case of radio,…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)I understand the intention behind the amendments, but the purpose of the Bill is to protect the public value of live licensed radio, as secured within the regulatory framework.…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)Under the terms of the Bill, neither of them will be. The purpose of the Bill is to extend the regulatory regime to cover live radio, in whichever format it is consumed, but I do…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)To some extent, the question is where we draw the line. The Bill is about live radio. The hon. Lady has put forward a different category of programming, so we now have three…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to hon. Members for their participation in this debate on part 6, which is an important part of the Bill. It is based on the findings of the digital radio and audio…12 Dec 2023