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HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19I declare an interest as a freelance TV producer making content for Netflix and the Sony Channel. Organisations representing freelancers have called for a freelance commissioner…26 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Media: Offensive MaterialFacebook already has a real-names policy but users often provide fake ID. To enforce real-name identity, a government-backed ID scheme would have to be introduced. However,…23 Mar 2021HANSARDVideo-sharing Platforms: BBFC RatingsThe Government’s response to the online harms White Paper says that: “The regulator will be required to have regard to the fact that children have different needs at different…04 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Performing Arts Freelance WorkersI too wish all the noble Baronesses a happy birthday, of course. I would like to pick up on the question of the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey. At the moment under SEISS, those…10 Feb 2021HANSARDTelevision Licence EvasionCan the Minister confirm that the DCMS response to the decriminalisation of the licence fee found that, as of 20 June 2020, there were zero people in prison for failing to pay the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDGamblingThe Royal Society for Public Health reported that not only loot boxes but skin betting created gambling problems for young gamers. Can the Minister assure the House that the…07 Jan 2021HANSARDOnline Harms ConsultationMy Lords, I too welcome the Government’s White Paper. However, I have two concerns. The first is that the proposed regime of duty of care puts the onus of responsibility for…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Arts SectorMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, talked about the 100,000 freelancers in the creative industry who fall outside the SEISS. I am especially concerned about new…15 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting OnlineThe Ofcom report on prominence recommends that there may need to be new obligations to ensure the continued availability of PSB on-demand content to viewers equivalent to the…09 Dec 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityThe commission’s report says that, “a long-run shift to further homeworking would open up new opportunities that could spread … high-quality jobs more widely across the country”.…15 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Creative IndustriesDiverse talent going into the creative industry depends so much on educational support. Can the Minister inform the House what percentage of schools have restarted their dance,…22 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Television LicencesThe inexorable rise of the streaming giants and the sharp reduction in the payment of licence fees means that the new funding arrangement for the BBC needs to be publicly…02 Jun 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeI declare an interest as a freelance series producer working for Netflix and the Smithsonian Channel. The current SEISS creates considerable concern for large numbers of…05 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I put my name to this amendment, because I too am about the need for economic support for the self-employed, freelancers and workers on zero-hour contracts. Yesterday,…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a freelance television producer. I very much appreciate the extraordinary work that the Government and especially the Chancellor have already…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Employment SupportI declare an interest as a freelance series producer working at Raw TV making content for CNN. The Minister was asked about coverage for the self-employed and freelancers who have…19 Mar 2020HANSARDBBC and Public Service BroadcastingMy Lords, I declare an interest as a series producer at Raw TV making content for CNN. PSBs in the UK are under threat as never before. “The power of British television has…05 Mar 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I declare an interest as a series producer at Raw TV making content for CNN. I echo the call of the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, for a rapid introduction of the online…09 Jan 2020HANSARDRegulating in a Digital World (Communications Committee Report)I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert, for his heroic chairing of this lengthy and complicated inquiry. I also thank the clerk, Theo Pembroke, and the specialist adviser,…12 Jun 2019HANSARDCreative Industries: Apprenticeship LevyMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Foster, said, 50% of the apprenticeship levy money is not actually spent, but the position cannot be clarified because there is no transparency…04 Jun 2019