Jul. 30 2024
Source Page: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2024Found: (released 28 June 2024) and deflator forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (Economic
Jul. 24 2024
Source Page: BBC Television Licence Fee Trust statement for the year ending 31 March 2024Found: BBC Television Licence Fee Trust statement for the year ending 31 March 2024
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: 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
4: Thangam Debbonaire (Lab - Bristol West) The BBC brings together people from the world over in news output, which is particularly recognised and - 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
Report Apr. 12 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: BBC One, ITV, the BBC News Channel and Sky News Channel all saw decreases in reach from 2022 to 2023
Report Apr. 12 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation CommitteeFound: BBC One, ITV, the BBC News Channel and Sky News Channel all saw decreases in reach from 2022 to 2023
Mentions:
1: Lord Birt (XB - Life peer) -75s licences; and, since 2022, the whole cost of S4C. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hollins (XB - Life peer) free speech, for the highest ethical standards in journalism, and for regulation totally free from political - Speech Link
3: 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
4: 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
5: 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
Report Dec. 29 2023
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: Responsibility for funding the policing of Zone Ex continues to be debated, but the current legal position
Report Dec. 21 2023
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: The White Paper states that they will be frictionless for the consumer and take seconds to process.
Mentions:
1: Kevin Foster (Con - Torbay) from Pakistan back to Afghanistan. - Speech Link
2: Dave Doogan (SNP - Angus) in standing up for values such as free speech, women’s rights and the rule of law. - Speech Link
3: Nigel Evans (Con - Ribble Valley) with responsibility for setting professional standards for care workers, for establishing a system of - Speech Link
Dec. 01 2023
Source Page: DCMS annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023Found: Accounts as a whole is fair, balanced and understandable and take personal responsibility for the