Thangam Debbonaire: The Father of the House is quite right to draw attention to the Voice of the Listener and Viewer—I believe that organisation is on my call list, so I will chase that up following his kind and sensible suggestion. Another broad area that I ask the Secretary of State to look at again is children and young people’s television, which has been one of public service broadcasting’s biggest...
Thangam Debbonaire: Interesting. The hon. Gentleman obviously appreciates the importance of tidying up. Sadly, I fear that the importance of children’s TV has been lost in the Bill. There has been a dramatic shift in the viewing habits of young people, particularly children over the age of 7, as increasingly parents no longer control viewing. Coupled with the long-term reduction in commissioning of original UK...
Thangam Debbonaire: The right hon. Gentleman will be aware of work done by the Children’s Media Foundation and I am pleased to note his point. A great concern of mine is that all children’s television and broadcasting ought to be of the highest possible quality. In our country we have that tradition of making great children’s TV. I am also concerned about the talent pipeline that PSBs rely on. For the past...
Thangam Debbonaire: I thank the hon. Member for that intervention, although I think it was probably addressed to the Secretary of State. I agree with him on the importance of S4C, as I am sure we all do. I want S4C to have more flexibility in the modern world, but I did note, as has been raised by other colleagues, that there is no specific mention of protecting Gaelic broadcasting in the future. That is despite...
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase black representation in the football profession.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report entitled Black Representation in English Professional Football published by the Black Footballers Partnership in January 2023.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will made an estimate of the number and proportion of children aged 11 who can swim 50 metres unassisted.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential correlation between children's swimming ability and their family's socio-economic status.
Thangam Debbonaire: People working in the creative industries have been completely let down by the Tories, including on real concerns about the impact of AI. The Government have not responded to the consultation on their own AI White Paper or the report on AI and the creative industries. They have not got to grips with the issue at all. Creative people need to know whether they will be properly rewarded for...
Thangam Debbonaire: That is just not good enough. Thanks to the resilience and hard work of those in the creative industries, they are growing faster than many others, but it is people who make the best joy and the best culture, not AI. We are all better off when we draw on everyone’s talents. That is how we grow the creative industries—with people from more diverse backgrounds in more jobs. Tackling AI is a...
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on parliamentary time for legislation on gambling reforms.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on parliamentary time for legislation on football governance.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Leader of the House on parliamentary time for the Draft Media Bill.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of post-production film and tv industry jobs in the UK.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of trends in entries for art and design GCSEs and A-levels on the future ability of creative industries to recruit skilled staff.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the creative industries to reach net zero.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) theatres, (b) sports halls and (c) libraries have access to surveyors for reinforced autoclave aerated concrete.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) theatres, (b) libraries and (c) sports halls that are affected by reinforced autoclave aerated concrete.
Thangam Debbonaire: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many visits were made by (a) the Secretary of State and (b) each minister in her Department to a (i) Government Hub and (ii) ministerial office outside of London in (A) 2022 and (B) 2023.
Thangam Debbonaire: Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?