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HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI am interested that the hon. Gentleman is saying that a Labour Government coming to power before 2020 would restore the TV licence. Is he saying that a future Labour Government…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. As the Minister pointed out, I was the Secretary of State at the time when the licence fee settlement was agreed with…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend, because he allows me to quote the director-general. As I say, our negotiations were robust, but we emerged from them with the…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI am grateful to my right hon. Friend, who was also a key player at that time as a Minister in the Department. He is absolutely right. I mentioned two of the BBC’s requests at the…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sThe agreement with the BBC was that it would have responsibility for maintaining or amending the licence fee concession. The right hon. Gentleman quoted the BBC’s view about the…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sI will of course take account of your guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker, but my hon. Friend raises an interesting point, which I want to touch on as I conclude my remarks. The third…08 May 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sTo some extent I agree with the hon. Gentleman. I remind him that the charter review, which was carried out in 2015-16, was the subject of the biggest public consultation in the…08 May 2019HANSARDExiting the European Union (Sanctions)It is a pleasure to hear that the importance of rolling over these sanctions is supported on both sides of the House. My right hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire…29 Apr 2019HANSARDRussian Annexation of CrimeaI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) on securing this debate at an extremely important time for Ukraine, and on doing an excellent job of setting out…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that although any death is a tragedy, the murder of a journalist is particularly abhorrent? Is she aware that Lyra McKee’s death came on the very…23 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs my right hon. Friend aware that, already, another seven journalists have been killed in the course of their work this year, coming on top of the 80 who died last year? Two of…02 Apr 2019HANSARD Tourism: East of EnglandThank you, Mr Hollobone; I will be very brief. I was first elected to the House to represent a part of Colchester, so I fully endorse the remarks of my hon. Friend the Member for…20 Mar 2019HANSARD Far-right Violence and Online ExtremismI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and I strongly agree that the tech companies need to do more to stop the spread of hate and incitement to violence. However, does he…18 Mar 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You helpfully reminded us at the beginning of your statement of the size of the majority against in the vote that took place last week. I think…18 Mar 2019HANSARDEngagementsIs my right hon. Friend aware that five years ago today Russian special forces seized the Government building in Crimea and raised the Russian flag? Will she confirm that the UK…27 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the whole history of the European Union has shown that time and again, when there are intractable disputes, agreement is obtained, often late…26 Feb 2019HANSARD Cairncross ReviewI very much welcome Dame Frances Cairncross’s report, which I believe addresses one of the greatest challenges to properly functioning democracy today. Does my right hon. and…12 Feb 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Is my right hon. Friend aware that last year was the worst on record for the deaths, imprisonment and hostage taking of journalists, with 80 across the world killed in the…30 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. In the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, will my right hon. Friend consider using the provisions of article XXIV of the general agreement on tariffs and trade to…24 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Transfrontier Shipment of Radioactive Waste and spent fuel (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I reassure colleagues that I do not intend to detain the Committee for long. I just want to put on the record that for my first 12 years in this place I represented an operational…22 Jan 2019