Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Amanda Milling

Thursday 3rd December 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Vaizey]

S4C will continue to receive funding from DCMS and the BBC, and it will continue to be the most generously funded media company in the country in terms of the number of viewers that it gets.

[Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con)]

T7. In September, a new memorial to the miners who lost their lives in the local pits was unveiled in Rugeley. On Saturday night, one of the four statutes was severely damaged by a driver who crashed into it and fled the scene. Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State join me in condemning the action of this callous individual and tell me whether any Government support is available for the repair, maintenance and renewal of local memorials?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Amanda Milling

Thursday 22nd October 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Vaizey]

May I say what a joy it was to see the hon. Gentleman at the PinkNews awards last night at the Foreign Office where I was privileged to present the public sector equality award to the Ministry of Defence? I wish to put on record my congratulations to the Ministry—[Interruption.] I am pleased to hear the hon. Gentleman say from a sedentary position that it was a mutual pleasure. I can also say with pleasure that of course he would expect us to look at every option when it comes to considering the future of Channel 4.

[Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con)]

3. What steps he is taking to encourage more people to participate in sporting activity.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Amanda Milling

Thursday 9th July 2015 Commons Chamber

[Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con)]

9. What steps the Government are taking to promote and support local community radio.

[The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy (Mr Edward Vaizey)]

Community radio is a fantastic success story in this country. We have almost 230 radio stations on air and we maintain our community radio fund.

[Amanda Milling]

The current regional system for awarding FM licences to community radio stations has resulted in Cannock Radio having no clear timeframe in which to apply. Would my hon. Friend consider replacing that system with one that is more predictable, fair and frequent?

[Mr Vaizey]

I hear what my hon. Friend says, and I know that the Leader of the House visited the brilliant Cannock Radio station with her recently. At the moment, we want to keep the regional system because we believe that it provides greater certainty than an on-demand system. However, I will certainly talk to Ofcom about the point that she has made.