Part of Media Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:45 pm on 23 May 2024.
Julia Lopez
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology), Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office), The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
7:45,
23 May 2024
I thank Kirsty Blackman. She is an extraordinarily diligent Member of Parliament, and I admire her for that. I simply want to thank her, and the hon. Member for Barnsley—
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