Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Andrew Bridgen Excerpts
Thursday 13th July 2023

(1 year, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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It sounds a wonderful place, and I congratulate my hon. Friend and all in his community for having created such an important asset for the local community. The relevant Department will not be having a Question Time before the autumn, so I will ensure that the Secretary of State knows about this wonderful place. My hon. Friend might like to invite the Secretary of State to come and have a look, and I am sure that if he were to apply for a debate, it would be well attended.

Andrew Bridgen Portrait Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Reclaim)
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Once again the BBC finds itself mired in scandal, sleaze and cover-up, so can we have a debate on the BBC where we can debate whether its culture has really changed, as we were promised some years ago? We could also debate whether the public should still be forced to buy a television licence to view live television, even if they do not wish to watch the BBC’s output, and whether the BBC is fit to be the nation’s self-appointed arbiter of truth and transparency through its Verify unit.