Business of the House

Peter Bone Excerpts

Thursday 12th March 2020 Commons Chamber

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

There is absolutely no need to extend the transition period.

[Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)]

As the advice from the Government on coronavirus changes and reaches a stage where many people are recommended to stay at home, a lot of people will want to watch sport on television. But, of course, major sporting events now take place on Sky and BT Sport. Would it be possible, while this emergency occurs, for those events to be screened on terrestrial television, so that people at home could watch them?

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

That would be difficult because there are long-standing commercial agreements, and many people already have subscriptions to the services mentioned by my hon. Friend.