Backbench debate on Thursday, 15 June 2023, in the House of Commons, led by Pete Wishart. The answering member was John Whittingdale.

Public Broadcasting in Scotland

Motion that this House has considered the Fifth Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, Public broadcasting in Scotland, HC 1048, and the Government response, HC 1305. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 734 cc201-215WH
Session: 2022-23
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Public broadcasting in Scotland. Scottish Affairs Committee fifth report.
Monday, 27 February 2023
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House of Commons; Public broadcasting in Scotland. Government response to the Committee's fifth report. Scottish Affairs Committee sixth special report.
Monday, 24 April 2023
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Pete Wishart | 734 c201WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the Fifth Report of the Scottish Affairs Comm...; John Nicolson | 734 c201WH (Link to this contribution)
He’s the Frank Sinatra of the Commons, isn’t he?; Pete Wishart | 734 cc201-2WH (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely, and I look forward to his closing remarks in this debate. The Scottish Affairs Commit...; Philippa Whitford | 734 c202WH (Link to this contribution)
A positive change in recent years is that independent producers are not all sitting in London. It...; Pete Wishart | 734 cc202-3WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is quite right to point to those innovations, which we welcomed in the inquiry and...; John Nicolson | 734 c203WH (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend accept that one of STV’s problems is that it does not know whether any of the...; Pete Wishart | 734 c204WH (Link to this contribution)
I was loth to use the word “blackmail”, although it is pretty hard to get away from that term, gi...; Philippa Whitford | 734 c204WH (Link to this contribution)
On that point, the sheer eye-watering ask of 30% of revenue could encourage other platforms, incl...; Pete Wishart | 734 c204WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very good point. We have discovered that public sector broadcasting in Sco...; Deidre Brock | 734 c204WH (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that this issue is particularly disappointing given that witnesses from...; Pete Wishart | 734 cc204-6WH (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. Unfortunately, we were not able to press the main streaming services on this issue when t...; Philippa Whitford | 734 c205WH (Link to this contribution)
I read somewhere—although I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this—that in relation to the size of...; Pete Wishart | 734 c205WH (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely—my hon. Friend is spot on. Scotland is a football-crazy nation, and it has been substa...; Philippa Whitford | 734 c205WH (Link to this contribution)
We have Alba.; Pete Wishart | 734 cc205-8WH (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) says, we have BBC Alba. Could som...; John Nicolson | 734 c208WH (Link to this contribution)
On this occasion, it actually is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I commen...; Philippa Whitford | 734 c208WH (Link to this contribution)
Is it not the case that it is not just about what the lead story is, whether it is Scottish, UK o...; John Nicolson | 734 cc208-9WH (Link to this contribution)
I think that is true. Obviously, Irish viewers will sometimes have different views on internation...; Stephanie Peacock | 734 cc209-211WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Per...; John Whittingdale | 734 cc211-2WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) for obtaining the debate an...; John Nicolson | 734 c212WH (Link to this contribution)
Oh, I did.; John Whittingdale | 734 cc212-3WH (Link to this contribution)
I take it back if the hon. Gentleman did, but he is still there.
One of the reasons the Med...; Stephanie Peacock | 734 c213WH (Link to this contribution)
Is there a reason why the Government will not go further and give longer-term security until 2040...; John Whittingdale | 734 c213WH (Link to this contribution)
I think 2034 is still a long way off, and this technology is developing fast. Obviously, as we lo...; Pete Wishart | 734 c213WH (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is right that we mentioned the events as an example of something that could be done,...; John Whittingdale | 734 cc213-5WH (Link to this contribution)
Of course we are happy to keep it under review. I suspect the hon. Gentleman is as aware as I am ...; Pete Wishart | 734 c215WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you to everybody who has taken part in the debate. I was right to predict that it would be ...
Subjects: BBC Broadcasting Channel Four Television Football Public service broadcasting Local broadcasting Scotland Sports Television Freeview service Streaming
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Public Broadcasting in Scotland

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