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HANSARDMedia BillThe Minister has not responded to my concern that there could be a stitch-up between the device manufacturers and the radio providers. Therefore, we should talk about whether…22 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I declare my interests in the register. I am also an officer of the Channel 4 APPG. I am pleased to have put down my name to Amendments 16 and 17 in the name of the…20 May 2024HANSARDDeepfakes: General ElectionMy Lords, noble Lords will be aware of the threat of AI-generated deepfake election messages flooding the internet during an election campaign. At the moment, only registered…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI thank the Minister for his reply. I think we all agree that we want to try to encourage the diversity of Channel 4, which has been so successful in creating a vibrant…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a freelance television producer who works for small independent production companies making content for public service broadcasters. I am also…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI am very grateful to noble Lords for their support on this amendment. I think it proved that I was right to degroup it so that we could have a specific discussion about the need…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI declare an interest as a freelance TV producer who has worked for all four public service broadcasters. I thank the Voice of the Listener & Viewer and the Media Reform Coalition…08 May 2024HANSARDMedia Bill08 May 2024HANSARDBBC World Service: FinancesMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former BBC producer. The Government’s grant in aid to the BBC World Service will now not be decided until some unspecified time after the…24 Apr 2024HANSARDNews Broadcasting: RegulationMy Lords, I declare my interests as laid out in the register. I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord McNally, for tabling this important debate. I am aware of how careful Ofcom has…14 Mar 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI have added my name to the Minister’s Amendment 1 with great pleasure, because the Government agree that the power in Clause 6 is one the Secretary of State does not need. I have…11 Mar 2024HANSARDTV Licence Non-payment: WomenMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former BBC TV producer. The BBC has previously said that decriminalising licence fee evasion and switching to a civil system would cost it…05 Mar 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a television producer who has worked for all the public service broadcasters. Like many others, I welcome this long-awaited Bill. The television…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I tabled Amendment 190, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for adding their names to it. I also thank…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I have asked for my Amendment 76 to Clause 114 to be decoupled, because I think it goes to the centre of the operation of Part 1 and I want noble Lords to focus on…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank noble Lords for their contributions and ask the Minister to listen to the concerns Members have expressed today. The clause gives extraordinary power to the Secretary of…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIf “indispensable” and purely “benefit” are the same, why was the change made on Report in the Commons?24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I have put my name to Amendment 48 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, and I support dropping Clause 29 from the Bill. These amendments are also…24 Jan 2024