Mentions:
1: Lord Bailey of Paddington (Con - Life peer) the BBC and believed that he should get his money back—despite the fact that he is not paying for a - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (LD - Life peer) decisions.The Government should maintain stable, secure and long-term funding for the BBC through the - Speech Link
3: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) The noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, highlighted the moral case for the BBC and for funding the BBC. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) We had the imposition of the over-75s licence, and then the imposition of funding the World Service. - Speech Link
2: Caroline Dinenage (Con - Gosport) , sustainable funding future for the BBC. - Speech Link
3: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind - Dewsbury and Batley) There has been no response from the BBC or the Government to the report from the Centre for Media Monitoring - Speech Link
4: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Droitwich and Evesham) It is right that we should take a thorough review of all future funding options for the BBC, because - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: John Whittingdale (Con - Maldon) That will pose an increasing problem for the BBC.We have seen complaints from the BBC about the fact - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Long Bailey (Ind - Salford) the costs of free licences for the over-75s, which should be funded directly by the Government. - Speech Link
3: Chris Bloore (Lab - Redditch) about the funding of the BBC. - Speech Link
4: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) are a range of options for funding the BBC, but none are perfect. - Speech Link
5: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley South) We always take decisions on funding to provide certainty and stability for the BBC while ensuring that - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Justin Madders (Lab - Ellesmere Port and Neston) It seems to me that the BBC has taken the decision not to prosecute over-75s for non-payment. - Speech Link
2: Damian Collins (Con - Folkestone and Hythe) We previously saw that with the cost of the World Service and then free licences for the over-75s. - Speech Link
3: Andy Carter (Con - Warrington South) I am very supportive of public funding for the BBC under the current licence fee model, simply because - Speech Link
4: John Nicolson (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) The Government also imposed a social responsibility, TV licences for the over-75s, on the BBC, leading - Speech Link
5: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) It has led the director-general to describe the BBC as“a growth and innovation fund for the UK…to back - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Hollins (XB - Life peer) free speech, for the highest ethical standards in journalism, and for regulation totally free from political - Speech Link
2: Lord Wigley (PC - Life peer) chair of the BBC over recent months; she has done outstanding work for the BBC and indeed for Wales. - Speech Link
3: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) for the BBC and in the licences for the other PSBs that such expectations will be covered. - Speech Link
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) key considerations as we take forward the BBC funding review and the forthcoming charter review concluding - Speech Link
5: Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Con - Life peer) I am grateful for what my noble friend has just said, but am I to take it from what he said to the noble - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: James Heappey (Con - Wells) But, for them, none of the resettlement schemes from any of the ISAF countries or their partners allows - Speech Link
2: Dave Doogan (SNP - Angus) in the UK and free from the clutches of the Taliban. - Speech Link
3: Nigel Evans (Con - Ribble Valley) time off from work for appointments for fertility treatment; and for connected purposes.Bill read the - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: John Whittingdale (Con - Maldon) Friend the Member for Christchurch raises in his Bill: TV licences for the over-75s. - Speech Link
2: John Whittingdale (Con - Maldon) the issue of the licence fee for the over-75s. - Speech Link
3: Barbara Keeley (Lab - Worsley and Eccles South) maintain free licences for all over-75s. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mike Penning (CON - Hemel Hempstead) He gets £1.2 million a year from the BBC, and he also works for BT Sport and other organisations. - Speech Link
2: Andy Carter (CON - Warrington South) He mentions sending a very clear message to the BBC, but I would like to take him back to his point about - Speech Link
3: Emma Lewell-Buck (LAB - South Shields) changes to the over-75s licence fee. - Speech Link
4: Rachael Maskell (LAB - York Central) , although I have to say that the Government have not helped by taking away free licences for older people - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LDEM - Life peer) Netflix, for example, has said:“The impact that the BBC has had over the last few decades in building - Speech Link
2: Baroness Benjamin (LDEM - Life peer) But Ofcom must not roll back the requirement for the BBC to commission content for children in a variety - Speech Link
3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (CON - Life peer) for the next review of the BBC’s royal charter: the ongoing mid-term review and the planned BBC funding - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: John Spellar (LAB - Warley) Gentleman confirm that, under a Labour Government, the over-75s got their television licence for free - Speech Link
2: Christopher Chope (CON - Christchurch) We used to have free television licences for the over-75s, and then, with a bit of smoke and mirrors, - Speech Link
3: Damian Collins (CON - Folkestone and Hythe) the BBC would take on responsibility. - Speech Link
4: Damian Collins (CON - Folkestone and Hythe) for the over-75s concession should transfer to the BBC. - Speech Link