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HANSARDdraft Data Protection Privacy and electronic communications (amendment etc.) (EU exit) regulations 2020I understand the hon. Lady’s concern, but I do not think it is justified. There is nothing forcing any company to transfer data from the UK to Japan or any other third country. We…25 Nov 2020HANSARDdraft Data Protection Privacy and electronic communications (amendment etc.) (EU exit) regulations 2020I am grateful to the hon. Lady for indicating that the Opposition do not intend to oppose the regulations and for her remarks. I am tempted to say that we should stop meeting like…25 Nov 2020HANSARDdraft Data Protection Privacy and electronic communications (amendment etc.) (EU exit) regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Cttee has considered the draft Data Protection Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. It is a pleasure to…25 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (Eu Exit) Regulations 2020I was smiling simply because after the catalogue of failure and disaster that the hon. Lady recounted in describing the SI, she then said that the Opposition will not oppose it,…17 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (Eu Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…17 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) (Eu Exit) Regulations 2020Nevertheless, I welcome the Opposition’s decision not to vote against the SI. I agree with a number of the points raised by the hon. Lady. She is right that particularly in the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDAdvertising Ban: Fat, Sugar and SaltMy right hon. Friend himself is an advertisement for the benefits of healthy living, and he is absolutely right to draw attention to the risk that, by imposing measures in one…05 Nov 2020HANSARDAdvertising Ban: Fat, Sugar and SaltThe Government published an impact assessment alongside the 2019 consultation on HFSS advertising that considered both the health benefits and the costs. We will publish the…05 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray,…20 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I congratulate the hon. Lady on her efforts at that time. She is right that this area obviously continues to evolve, and it is important that we maintain appropriate regulation…20 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am most grateful to the hon. Lady. It is always slightly alarming for a Minister to discover that the Opposition spokesperson is actually highly qualified on the subject being…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBBC News and Political CoverageI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that local and regional news coverage by the BBC is one of the core public purposes of the BBC. I have spoken to the new…24 Sept 2020HANSARDBBC News and Political CoverageThe BBC charter requires the BBC to serve audiences across all the UK nations and regions. How it does so is a matter for the BBC, but I share the concern about the recently…24 Sept 2020HANSARDLocal Newspapers: Covid-19I have no doubt that the newspapers in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency are doing an excellent job, and I have had a number of conversations with the News Media Association and…24 Sept 2020HANSARDLocal Newspapers: Covid-19The Government recognise the vital importance of local and regional newspapers, particularly during this pandemic. That is why we designated journalists as key workers and ran a…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTV Licences: Over-75s ConcessionThe Conservative manifesto did say that we believed those licences should be funded by the BBC. Those who are on low incomes and are eligible for pension credit will continue to…24 Sept 2020HANSARDTV Licences: Over-75s ConcessionThe Government remain disappointed by the decision of the BBC to restrict the over-75 concession to those on pension credit. However, the responsibility for that was given to the…24 Sept 2020HANSARDBBCFirst, I congratulate the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper) on obtaining this urgent question and demonstrating that persistence pays off. The BBC has for decades played a…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBBCI can say to the hon. Gentleman that the BBC asked for a number of concessions—the unfreezing of the licence fee, to which he referred, the closing of the iPlayer loophole and…21 Jul 2020HANSARDBBCI do not think the BBC will have been in any doubt about the Government’s view. I and the Secretary of State have regular discussions with the chairman and the director-general. I…21 Jul 2020