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Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 16th March
John Whittingdale, Conservative, Maldon On the establishment of inquiries, my hon. Friend will be aware that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is considering whether to reconvene the Leveson inquiry, which has already sat for 15 months, at a cost of more than £5 million, to examine events approaching 10 years ago. […]
Sky/21ST Century Fox: Merger
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Although it is clearly sensible to ask the regulator to examine this bid, does my right hon. Friend recognise that this transaction represents a £11.7 billion investment by an international company in a British broadcaster and is, as such, a fantastic vote of confidence in the UK’s remaining an international centre […]
Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons, 16th March 2017.
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon I welcome my right hon. Friend’s recognition of the importance to the creative industries of their ability to license on an exclusively territorial basis. Will she ensure that that message gets across to the UK permanent representation in Brussels so that it argues that case as strongly as possible while we […]
Court Proceedings: Media Reports
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon What recent assessment she (The Lord Chancellor) has made of the extent to which local media report on court proceedings. Oliver Heald The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice We are committed to upholding and strengthening the principle of open justice, in which local reporters play an important role. John Whittingdale […]
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill – in the House of Commons
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon It is a pleasure to follow Yvette Cooper. I did not agree with everything that she said, but the one thing with which I most certainly did agree was her congratulations to my hon. Friend Dr Johnson who made an excellent first speech in this House. It is probably the case […]
Inquiry into complaints alleging corrupt relationships between police and newspaper organisations, Policing and Crime Bill
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon I had not intended to take part in the debate, but I want to say a few words about Lords amendment 24. A lot of the debate so far seems to have been about whether section 40 should be implemented, but that does not actually have anything to do with Lords […]
Sky: 21ST Century Fox Takeover Bid
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Will my right hon. Friend bear in mind that, contrary to the assertion of Edward Miliband in The Guardian, Sky’s share of the television news market is actually 5%, not 20%? Although there may well be a case for asking the regulator to look at this bid, does she recognise that […]
European Council 2016
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon As my right hon. Friend knows, more than 10,000 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the beginning of the Russian-backed conflict, and progress on Minsk appears to have stalled. Does she agree that, as signatories to the Budapest memorandum, we have a special responsibility? Will she look into what further pressure […]
Sky: 21ST Century Fox Takeover Bid
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Does my right hon. Friend accept that in the event of a bid there is a strong case for asking the regulators to provide advice about any concerns on competition or plurality grounds? Does he agree that this bid would essentially be an investment decision rather than an acquisition, as 21st […]