Media Bill

My Lords, first, I need to apologise to noble Lords that I was not present at Second Reading. I a...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 72, to which I have put my name, and also to support Amend...

My Lords, it is an extremely surreal moment to stand up just as the Prime Minister is about to wa...

I just wanted to let the noble Lord know that Downing Street is delaying the announcement for 10 ...

I am always grateful for suggestions from my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey.

The amend...

Well, if no one is going to fill the gap, I will. I can confirm that a general election has not y...

My Lords, I can usually spot a cunning plan when there is one afoot, and I fancy that our debate ...

My Lords, I am pleased that we are now at the section of the Bill dealing with radio and able to ...

The Minister is missing the fundamental point. There is a simple question: does he believe, and i...

I will happily write to the noble Lord with more detail on that, but we think the Bill strikes th...

I do not wish to comment in any way, shape or form on the value or otherwise of any amendment to ...

Perhaps the Minister can help here. I am wondering what a newscaster is, having heard what the no...

I will write on that point, having consulted the noble Lord, Lord Grade, to make sure that I give...

I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

77: Clause 48, page 90, leave out lines 30 to 37 and inser...

The last group was fascinating and, in a way, this debate moves us on to how to future-proof acce...

My Lords, radio is the background to my life; I have it playing at home, in the car and even when...

My Lords, I very much welcome the amendment tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Colville, which su...

As noble Lords have recognised, the provisions in Part 6 of the Bill are designed to secure the o...

The Minister has not responded to my concern that there could be a stitch-up between the device m...

As I said in relation to the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, we are hearte...

I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but how do the Government really envisage future-proofing t...

The Bill sets out the ability for Ofcom to assess the state of the market with the Digital Radio ...

Is the Minister content that that point is covered by that? Is there sufficient flexibility in th...

Yes. We recognise, and the provisions of the Bill acknowledge, that an increasing amount of liste...

I will study the Minister’s words carefully.

As the noble Lord always does.

This has been an interesting debate because it is about future-proofing and the stage at which yo...

Moved by

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

82: Schedule 9, page 163, line 14, at end inse...

Moved by

Baroness Hollins

83: Clause 50, page 115, line 32, at beginning insert “Sect...

My Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 84 to 86 in my name, and my comments will be relevant t...

My Lords, I speak in the absence of the noble Lord, Lord McNally, whose name was to the amendment...

Wash-up.

I thank your Lordships very much. It goes into a procedure, called whatever everybody shouted a m...

My Lords, my Amendment 87 is grouped with the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness. I also have...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Astor, and say to him that, w...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow that speech from someone who has had direct contact with the...

My Lords, it will not surprise many colleagues to hear that I oppose this group of amendments. I ...

My Lords, I strongly support my noble friend, but first I declare my interests as set out in the ...

My noble friend says that the PRP is funded by the taxpayer, but IPSO is funded by the newspaper ...

When I gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry, Lord Justice Leveson pointed out to me that it was u...

My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest that I chaired a local newspaper company which also de...

My Lords, I speak in opposition to these amendments and will voice support for the repeal of Sect...

My Lords, I think my interests have already been well and truly declared in this debate but, for ...

Who appointed Mr Jeffrey?

The appointment of Sir Bill Jeffrey was the result of a decision by the board. The identity of th...

Is it not the case that 80% of our media is owned by five billionaires?

I am not precisely sure of the figures. Certainly, the ownership of the press is a matter of reco...

My Lords, I will just speak briefly, because I know that we want to get to Front-Bench spokesmen....

My Lords, I begin by saying that, while I disagree with a great deal of what the noble Lord, Lord...

Can I just make it clear that I did not say that this was not the place to deal with Section 40? ...

I apologise profusely to the noble Lord if I misquoted him. Let me say therefore that it is very ...

My Lords, I thank all those who have already spoken, outlining their rich and often diverging vie...

My Lords, I turn first to Amendments 83 and 86 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, which,...

As this may be the final opportunity before a possible change of Government, can I thank the Mini...

I thank the noble Lord for his kind words; he might be getting a little ahead of himself. It has ...

Can the Minister deal with the question I raised on how poor people can pursue a case if they do ...

The landscape has changed a great deal since these debates were had. There are multiple routes fo...

My Lords, before the noble Baroness deals with her amendment, I ask that my noble friend the Mini...

I will certainly read the correspondence. I was grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hollins, for...

My Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken in support of these amendments. The distraction of liv...

Moved by

Lord Foster of Bath

88: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause—