Results 4721–4740 of 4903 for speaker:Lucy Frazer

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions ( 9 Mar 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I thank the hon. Lady for what she said, and I look forward to working closely and collaboratively with her on things that matter to our constituents across the country. I recognise that it is important to get the review out as soon as possible, and I assure her that that is what we are doing. I also wish to recognise that while the review has been going on, action has been taken: regulators...

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions ( 9 Mar 2023)

Lucy Frazer: My right hon. Friend is absolutely right: this is an opportunity for everybody across all parts of the UK to take part. There will be the Coronation Big Lunch street parties and the Big Help Out, as well as screens out for people to enjoy what is a very important celebration on the day itself.

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions ( 9 Mar 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I think that we have dealt with both those questions today. It is important, when people funded by the BBC make comments, that the BBC considers them. I know that the BBC is speaking to Gary Lineker.

Written Ministerial Statements — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Media Update (29 Mar 2023)

Lucy Frazer: Today the Government is publishing a draft Media Bill. This will ensure we can deliver on key aspects of the Government’s vision for the broadcasting sector, set out last year in our landmark white paper, Up Next. The Media Bill will reform decades-old laws to turbocharge the growth potential of our world-leading public service broadcasters (PSBs) allowing them to better compete with global...

Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Question (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: Today we have published our white paper on the Gambling Act Review which sets out a wide-ranging, proportionate package of reforms to ensure the regulatory framework is fit for the smartphone age and the right protections are in place to protect the public from gambling-related harm. The suite of proposals strike a balance between respecting the choices of people who gamble safely, and...

Culture, Media and Sport: Coronation: Community Participation (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: Many people across the UK will take part in what will be a very special coronation weekend. My Department has worked with local authorities, charities and community groups to ensure that there is something for everyone. There will be street parties and big lunches, and hopefully people can watch it on a big screen, if there is one near them. An interactive map on coronation.gov.uk highlights...

Culture, Media and Sport: Coronation: Community Participation (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I encourage as many people as possible to take part in my hon. Friend’s competition, and I congratulate his constituency. I thank the residents, businesses and volunteers who are truly embodying the spirit of the coronation. I am delighted to hear that so many events will take place, with communities coming together for street parties for the coronation. I hope that all the residents of Old...

Culture, Media and Sport: Coronation: Community Participation (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I join my hon. Friend in thanking everybody who will make the coronation so special. It will be a world-class event that will be seen across the globe, and that is down to the hard work of many people, including her constituents and the emergency services in the Cities of London and Westminster, which will ensure that the weekend’s celebrations are a safe historic moment. I was also pleased...

Culture, Media and Sport: Coronation: Community Participation (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: It is important for the celebrations to take place across the UK. We have funded devolved Administrations, 11 mayoral combined authorities and 10 local authorities to have screens as part of the celebrations. I know that Northern Ireland will be screening the service across nine different locations, so I hope as many people as possible can take part.

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I will shortly be making an oral statement setting out details of a White Paper to bring our gambling regulations into the smartphone age. My Department has recently unveiled landmark reforms to our broadcasting regulation with a new draft Media Bill. We have given 43 youth centres a share of £90 million and backed our outstanding bid to bring Euro 2028 to the UK and Ireland. With days to go...

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman highlights that the DCMS has some heft, because we are responsible for some world-leading departments. We are absolutely committed to supporting the creative sector to adapt to requirements for touring in the EU, and actually the vast majority of member states, including the UK’s biggest touring markets, offer visa and work permit-free routes for...

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I am very conscious of this issue. We have fantastic creative industries that do original work, and we need to protect them. That is why I have held roundtables with the music industry to discuss that very issue. The idea is to put together a code of conduct, working closely with industry, to ensure that we protect the original work that they produce.

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: As the hon. Member will know, the Commissioner for Public Appointments is looking into this matter, and it would not be appropriate to comment until it has published its full report.

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: Library facilities are very important, and I was pleased to visit a library facility recently. We have put more funding into libraries and into communities across the country.

Culture, Media and Sport: Topical Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: As the Minister of State has already mentioned, decisions on BBC programming are a matter for the BBC; as she also mentioned, the BBC will have heard the points made today about how strongly Members of this House and people across the country feel about this issue.

Gambling Act Review White Paper (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the Government’s proposals for gambling reform. Gambling is a hugely popular pastime, which has been part of our British life for centuries. Ours has always been a freedom-loving democracy where people are entitled to spend their money how they please and where they please, and millions choose to spend some of...

Gambling Act Review White Paper (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I thank the shadow Minister for her comments. The shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell), made her apologies to me, for which I am grateful; I understand the reasons for her absence. I am pleased that the shadow Minister said that we need to update the rules, and that the measures will have cross-party support. I very much look forward to working...

Gambling Act Review White Paper (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: My right hon. Friend makes some important points. I think all of us across this House want to ensure that we protect children. That is why, in addition to measures already in place, such as ensuring that there is no advertising targeted towards children, there are a number of new measures in the proposals, including the voluntary ban on gambling advertising on football shirts, but not limited...

Gambling Act Review White Paper (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I am very grateful for that constructive approach and I look forward to working with the hon. Gentleman on the measures as they progress. He mentioned the non-statutory ombudsman, which is an important measure to redress the balance between punters who feel that their issues have not been addressed sufficiently and the companies involved. That is why we are bringing it forward, and we will be...

Gambling Act Review White Paper (27 Apr 2023)

Lucy Frazer: I commend my right hon. Friend for all the work that he and others have done in this area. It is because of their tireless campaigning, along with that of people and families who have suffered harm, that I am standing here today to introduce this White Paper. My right hon. Friend mentions young people, and I share his concern. We must do more, which is why we are taking steps to make gambling...


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