Member of Parliament
Sir John Whittingdale
Member since
09 Apr 1992
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51
Last spoke
21 Apr 2026
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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-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 2019
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