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Results 1-7 of 7 for hunting speaker:John Whittingdale
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Digital Britain (16 Jun 2009) has video
John Whittingdale: Although I share some of the reservations expressed by my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt), I welcome a number of measures proposed in the report, in particular support for regional news programming, for tackling illegal file sharing, for assisting commercial radio and for relaxing the restrictions on newspaper mergers. Does the Secretary of State agree that all these...
- Appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Electronic Communications (20 May 2009)
John Whittingdale: I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on initiating this debate on the licence fee. If ever there was a time when it was right to ask again whether the licence fee should continue to increase, it is now. My hon. Friend set out some of the background to the increase in the fee against the rate of inflation, but the BBC's income is determined not just...
- Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part]: Olympic Legacy (29 Oct 2008) has video
John Whittingdale: ...when she visited my constituency, but because she made some important points. I shall return to one or two of them later. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on organising this debate. It is good to see so many Members wishing to participate; I shall endeavour not to detain the House for too long. The Olympic games have been an easy target in the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: National Lottery (15 Jan 2008)
John Whittingdale: ...As the Secretary of State knows, when the Government first decided to bid for London to host the 2012 games, I held the position now filled by my hon. Friend the Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt). At that time, I expressed the Conservative party's support for the Government's decision to bid. I remain of the view that it was the right thing to do, and that the Olympics will greatly...
- Estimates Day — [2nd Allotted Day — 1st Part] — Supplementary Estimates, 2004–05 — Future of the BBC (9 Mar 2005)
Mr John Whittingdale: ...bias" and that, despite the good intentions of producers, "nobody thinks the outcome is impartial". This is also relevant to the Catholic church, the Israeli Government, and supporters of hunting, all of whom have felt in the past that they have not had a fair deal from the BBC.
- Public Bill Committee: Communications Bill: Clause 100 - Civil liability for breach of conditions (7 Jan 2003)
Mr John Whittingdale: ...and apologise for my slightly late arrival? The explanation relates to the point that you just made, Mr. Gale. I set my autopilot and found myself in the middle of the Committee considering the Hunting Bill, before beating a hasty retreat to the calmer waters of the Communications Bill. Clause 100, on the face of it, appears to be relatively simple. It addresses civil liability and makes...
- Orders of the Day — Road Traffic (Driving Instruction by Disabled Persons) Bill: Application of the Provisions to Non-Disabled Instructors (23 Apr 1993)
Mr John Whittingdale: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I apologise for interrupting my hon. Friend, but the annunciator says that my hon. Friend the Member for Ravensbourne (Sir J. Hunt) is speaking at present, rather than my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter (Sir J. Hannam). I know that many hon. Members may wish to come and hear my hon. Friend the Member for Exeter. I apologise: the annunciator has now...