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HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 37, page 77, leave out lines 6 to 9. This amendment, together with Amendments 23 to 27, is intended to pave the way for the regulation of all…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)Preserving television and visual content is a way of preserving our history. There are already some amazing examples of how television is collected and archived. The British Film…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I have already spoken in detail about the rise of on-demand services and the need to bring them into the scope of Ofcom regulation. At the heart of these calls is a desire to…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)As I hopefully emphasised in an earlier discussion, I am on the whole supportive of clause 37 and schedule 5, which will bring video-on-demand services into Ofcom’s scope. It is…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I completely agree. That is the point I am attempting to convey to the Committee: that we want to see everyday life reflected on television, and that obviously includes disabled…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 30, in clause 38, page 78, line 25, at end insert— “(e) information about where viewers can seek help if they have been affected by content.” This…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Member makes an incredibly good point and I welcome his support. Indeed, I will go on to speak about my amendment, which talks about what local is, and I would be…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)I hope the BBC is reassured by the Minister’s explanation. I am happy not to press amendment 29 to a Division. This has been a useful debate, involving Members on both sides of…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s comments. Although I do not fully agree with his explanation, I am quite happy to withdraw amendment 30. I will not press amendment 34, but I will just…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 47 continues the deregulation of requirements on radio, this time simplifying radio multiplex licence applications. In effect, this means that Ofcom will no longer have to…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)I will begin by discussing clause 31, which I think requires a bit more attention, before briefly addressing clauses 29 and 30. In perhaps the most significant of the changes made…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 39 will make amendments to the Communications Act to update the regulation of S4C’s video-on-demand services, as the Minister has just outlined. I believe these to be…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 28, page 37, line 4, at end insert— “(5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)The second chapter of part 3 of the Bill makes a number of changes to S4C, which I understand is largely very welcoming of the Bill and wants to see it passed, particularly in…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)I am pleased to be starting part 2 of the Bill today. Indeed, an update to the prominence regime is arguably the most anticipated of all the Bill’s measures, and I am certainly…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Third sitting)I asked the Minister to reaffirm that it does not require regional prominence. Obviously, I am very keen to hear that it does because I know that there are some concerns,…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Fourth sitting)I have no particular concerns to raise about the content of the changes. As the Minister said, they make minor amendments to part 4A of the Communications Act, and update…07 Dec 2023HANSARDHillsborough: Bishop James Jones ReportIt has taken six years to get to today’s Hillsborough charter but, like many, I ask why it is not a Hillsborough law. The delay for the families of the 97 has been completely…06 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I do not believe so, no, but obviously the Bill is changing, and giving more powers to, Ofcom. Like any regulator, it needs to be able to enforce them properly; so it is really a…05 Dec 2023HANSARDMedia Bill (Second sitting)I believe the changes in schedule 2 and clause 27, as well as Government amendment 18, are consequential on the larger adjustments made in part 1. I have had no specific concerns…05 Dec 2023