Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 8 June 2009.
May I add my congratulations to the Secretary of State on taking up his post? He is the fourth Culture Secretary in less than two years. In fairness, he has had only two days to prepare for today's questions, so he has the support of the whole House, particularly today.
One of the crucial issues for the "Digital Britain" report is how to preserve impartiality in a digital era. Does the Secretary of State believe that Sir Alan Sugar can combine his role as host of Britain's most popular business TV programme with his new job as the Government's enterprise champion, whereby he will sit in the House of Lords, taking the Labour Whip?