:00:00. > :00:00.Houses of Parliament at 11pm. First, questions to the culture Secretary,
:00:00. > :00:13.Karen Bradley and her team. Mr Stephen Gethin. Good morning, with
:00:14. > :00:16.your permission applied to answer this question with question number
:00:17. > :00:22.ten, superfast broadband is now available to over 90% of homes and
:00:23. > :00:27.businesses in the UK, up from 45% in 2010 and is on track to reach 95% by
:00:28. > :00:34.ten to 2017 and after that we are bringing in a service obligation in
:00:35. > :00:37.the Digital economy Bill. Thank the Minister for his response, you will
:00:38. > :00:40.be aware of rural community is like North East Fife communities and
:00:41. > :00:44.small businesses in particular rely on broadband and there are concerns
:00:45. > :00:48.the current plans do not go far enough. Are there any plans to
:00:49. > :00:53.further extend those so we can get faster speeds in rural communities?
:00:54. > :00:56.Yes, the plan to bring in a universal service obligation means
:00:57. > :00:59.just that, it is about making sure to provide broadband is available to
:01:00. > :01:03.all. If the SNP will join us in the all. If the SNP will join us in the
:01:04. > :01:08.division lobbies supporting the Digital economy Bill as it passes
:01:09. > :01:15.through it remaining stages in the other place then we would be very
:01:16. > :01:21.grateful. Peter Aldous. Thank you Mr Speaker. While superfast broadband
:01:22. > :01:28.is available across much of Waverley, the roll-out of five G can
:01:29. > :01:31.play an important role in plugging these gaps and I would be grateful
:01:32. > :01:38.if the minister can outline his plans to fast track this provision
:01:39. > :01:42.and to consider some pilots. My honourable friend, it is an endless
:01:43. > :01:47.champion of a better connectivity in Lowestoft and throughout Suffolk and
:01:48. > :01:53.connectivity is improving, by the end of their next year there is a
:01:54. > :01:57.license obligation to 90% of the UK landmass covered and I'm sure he
:01:58. > :02:01.will keep fighting for his constituents to make sure they get a
:02:02. > :02:07.better signal. The ?1 billion in the Autumn Statement will help get us
:02:08. > :02:10.there. Access to broadband is not just an issue for oral areas but
:02:11. > :02:15.areas like Dinnington Village which lies on the edge of my constituency
:02:16. > :02:19.and new-build housing areas like Newcastle great Park where capacity
:02:20. > :02:23.simply cannot keep up with demand for this vital service. How will the
:02:24. > :02:31.Government speed up delivery to areas like those? Well, she asked a
:02:32. > :02:37.very good question and by the 1st of January next year, less than one
:02:38. > :02:41.month away it will be a legal climate but superfast broadband into
:02:42. > :02:45.new housing development is, 98% of her considers it will be covered by
:02:46. > :02:47.access to superfast broadband by the end of the programme in place and
:02:48. > :02:54.I'm sure she will want to welcome that. Percentages don't mean much to
:02:55. > :02:59.people who haven't got broadband and in many parts of my constituency we
:03:00. > :03:01.just don't have it, not only is it residents but businesses and caravan
:03:02. > :03:05.parks where people will not actually come to now if there isn't broadband
:03:06. > :03:11.access. That is the problem. He is access. That is the problem. He is
:03:12. > :03:16.right that is a problem and that is why the universal obligation is so
:03:17. > :03:20.important to make sure everybody gets R-Truth to broadband and what
:03:21. > :03:25.has happened in the last three years is this has changed from a nice to
:03:26. > :03:32.have two must have and we are delivering to make sure people have
:03:33. > :03:39.the connectivity they need. Number two please. The UK film industry is
:03:40. > :03:43.a great success story contributing over ?4 billion a year to the
:03:44. > :03:51.economy and supporting nearly 70,000 full-time jobs. Last year Government
:03:52. > :03:55.invested ?349 through the film tax relief and almost ?70 million in
:03:56. > :04:00.granting aid and national lottery funding through the British film
:04:01. > :04:03.Institute. Like many of our creative industries, British film industry is
:04:04. > :04:09.a fabulous success story so what plans has the secretary of state got
:04:10. > :04:13.to make sure post Brexit is is still an industry to celebrate and will
:04:14. > :04:19.she be contributing to the White Paper in February about the future
:04:20. > :04:25.negotiations? I honourable friend is absolutely right about the success
:04:26. > :04:28.of the UK film industry, I'm sure many members will be planning to
:04:29. > :04:34.enjoy the new Star Wars film over Christmas, which of course was made
:04:35. > :04:37.here in Britain. Last week I was in China and signed a co-production
:04:38. > :04:40.treaty with China making is only the second country in the world to have
:04:41. > :04:44.both film and TV treaties with the Chinese would is important because
:04:45. > :04:50.this is a global industry and it is an industry that has not relied on
:04:51. > :04:52.the 27 member states of the EU but the whole world and I want to make
:04:53. > :04:58.sure it continues to be that success. Because I was born in the
:04:59. > :05:02.shadow of Shepperton film studios and has a long link with the film
:05:03. > :05:08.industry can I urge her to do something about getting more
:05:09. > :05:13.apprentices in the film sector. Our great directors, many of our great
:05:14. > :05:19.actors, came from leaving school at 40 or 50 and apprenticeship. Two day
:05:20. > :05:24.we see too many bee by the top level not very creative because they've
:05:25. > :05:27.all been to it. -- too many people. Do something about getting ordinary
:05:28. > :05:30.people into the film industry again! I am incredibly proud of the
:05:31. > :05:34.creativity of all our young people, no matter which school they went to
:05:35. > :05:39.and maybe this was an audition by the honourable gentleman given his
:05:40. > :05:42.close links with film. But he is right to identify there are issues
:05:43. > :05:46.about apprenticeships within the film industry based on the business
:05:47. > :05:49.model that the film industry has come a particularly the fact there
:05:50. > :05:53.are so many freelancers and short-term contracts, we're working
:05:54. > :05:57.with the Department for it you to make sure we get those right
:05:58. > :06:01.apprenticeships so young people can get the skills they need to be as
:06:02. > :06:07.excess in the global success that is the British so -- film industry.
:06:08. > :06:11.With part of Les Miserables filmed near Kettering and pride and
:06:12. > :06:15.prejudice thundered weekly village just outside the town, what more is
:06:16. > :06:18.the Government doing to encourage film-makers to use historic sites in
:06:19. > :06:25.the great British countryside for their films? I want to see the great
:06:26. > :06:29.British countryside used the great British films and four locations and
:06:30. > :06:33.it is fantastic to know that Kettering has been such a hotbed of
:06:34. > :06:38.these matters. I was also very pleased that a number of films were
:06:39. > :06:40.made in the Peak District including the Staffordshire Molins and want to
:06:41. > :06:46.see more of them, they are very welcome. For the villain to take
:06:47. > :06:48.place in the constituency for the honourable gentleman was deliberate
:06:49. > :06:55.and on account of the religious effort of the honourable gentleman.
:06:56. > :07:01.Brother Ilan's film commission has invested some 40 million into the US
:07:02. > :07:06.keep all network -- US cable network to allow Kaymer phones to be
:07:07. > :07:09.delivered, ?115 million has been back into the economy of Northern
:07:10. > :07:12.Ireland as a result. It brings greater relation, what discussions
:07:13. > :07:15.as the most had with the Northern Ireland assembly to insure the
:07:16. > :07:24.Northern Ireland film commission can get even more business within the
:07:25. > :07:30.UK? Game of is another fantastic example of a global franchise made
:07:31. > :07:33.in the UK, made in Northern Ireland, it is something we are incredibly
:07:34. > :07:37.proud of and we must make sure that there is as much support as
:07:38. > :07:42.possible. I continue to work with colleagues across all devolved
:07:43. > :07:46.nations to make sure those film companies understand just how
:07:47. > :07:53.diverse a breadth of opportunities there are to come to the UK and by
:07:54. > :07:58.that I mean the entirety of the UK. Over please Mr Speaker. The
:07:59. > :08:02.Government takes is matters very seriously. Yesterday I co-chaired a
:08:03. > :08:07.meeting with my honourable friend the Home Secretary with stops --
:08:08. > :08:09.sports bodies, law enforcement and the NSPCC to ensure that sports are
:08:10. > :08:14.able to deal effectively with allegations of nonrecent abuse and
:08:15. > :08:19.they have the most robust possible child protection processes in place
:08:20. > :08:22.today. Does the Secretary of State agree with me that wealth
:08:23. > :08:25.allegations currently under investigation which involve over 100
:08:26. > :08:30.clubs are truly shocking, does she agree that the vast majority of
:08:31. > :08:35.coaches and volunteers play a crucial role in our constituencies
:08:36. > :08:38.and there she agree it is vital we don't put off or discourage
:08:39. > :08:43.potential volunteers who have never dreamt of betraying the trust placed
:08:44. > :08:47.on them? I agree with my honourable friend, we want to make sure that
:08:48. > :08:52.parents and young people have the confidence to participate in sport.
:08:53. > :08:55.We have to know what happened and we must make sure the victims come
:08:56. > :09:01.forward and the police have the time to carry out investigations and
:09:02. > :09:06.there is confidence in the system. The round table I co-chaired
:09:07. > :09:10.yesterday was an incredibly helpful one in flushing out where we can do
:09:11. > :09:17.more because we can always do more and to give reassuring is that so
:09:18. > :09:21.much is being done. I'm sure we are all appalled by the allegations of
:09:22. > :09:27.the horrific abuse that have both perched the game we love so much in
:09:28. > :09:32.recent weeks. We are aware of the helpline available for people to
:09:33. > :09:36.phone up and relay what happened to them. As the Secretary of State has
:09:37. > :09:40.conversations with the football bodies but what more can be done
:09:41. > :09:43.proactively to action identify those people involved in the abusers in
:09:44. > :09:46.the past and had contact with them and assist them in every way to come
:09:47. > :09:50.forward with a very difficult decision to relate what happened to
:09:51. > :09:55.them? I can confirm that had exactly those conversations with the FA, the
:09:56. > :10:01.Premier League, the English football league and the PFA to make sure we
:10:02. > :10:04.are identifying those people who may have been victims and are not yet
:10:05. > :10:09.having the confidence to come forward. The Secretary of State
:10:10. > :10:14.agree there should be a mandate to requirement for the reporting of
:10:15. > :10:19.known or suspected abuse for everyone who works in regulated
:10:20. > :10:22.activities, including sport? I honourable friend Willem Nel that
:10:23. > :10:25.the Department for Education, the Home Office, have carried out a
:10:26. > :10:29.joint consultation on mandatory reporting and I understand that the
:10:30. > :10:33.responses are being considered just now and our response will be
:10:34. > :10:43.forthcoming shortly. My content in these matters is -- my contempt is
:10:44. > :10:47.reserved for the abusers and not institutions but we must reflect on
:10:48. > :10:50.what went wrong and how to maximise robustness of safeguarding the
:10:51. > :10:54.Pegida the house which sporting body she has met recently to have these
:10:55. > :10:58.discussions? Not wishing to detain the house the long list but perhaps
:10:59. > :11:01.it would be helpful if I was to write the honourable gentleman with
:11:02. > :11:02.the full list of the bodies both myself and my honourable friend
:11:03. > :11:13.sportsman is to have spoken to. Isn't it remarkable that the people
:11:14. > :11:20.that are making statements are those that went to football clubs in
:11:21. > :11:25.amongst the 92 teams in the football leagues of Britain. However, most
:11:26. > :11:32.people like me working at the pit used to be coached at the miners
:11:33. > :11:36.welfare. Nobody has been brought forward that was helping at the
:11:37. > :11:41.miners welfare is all over Britain where there were 700 of them. The
:11:42. > :11:48.truth is, it's about the money as well. When you are digging into
:11:49. > :11:53.this, remember there is a class argument about it. It's about the
:11:54. > :12:00.people making money and the Tories know a lot about that. I'm sorry, Mr
:12:01. > :12:05.Speaker. Trying to bring party politics into this matter is at all
:12:06. > :12:09.appropriate. This is a matter of vulnerable young people who have
:12:10. > :12:14.been abused by predatory individuals in all walks of life and I think it
:12:15. > :12:23.belittles this Housed to even suggest there is party politics
:12:24. > :12:28.involved. You will be unsurprised to learn I have had several discussions
:12:29. > :12:31.with the football Association on the subject, as recent as Monday I spoke
:12:32. > :12:35.to be chairman Greg Clark was clear I wanted to see reform and the clear
:12:36. > :12:43.mechanism for achieving this was through complying and is --
:12:44. > :12:46.compliance. I've always been a great admirer of the optimism of the
:12:47. > :12:50.minister, especially when we played on the same five aside team.
:12:51. > :12:54.Unfortunately her optimism about the future of the FA is not shared by
:12:55. > :13:01.previous chairmen who said earlier this week that there needed to be
:13:02. > :13:05.legislation to address the deficiencies within the
:13:06. > :13:09.organisation. Will she gave an undertaking to this house that
:13:10. > :13:13.before the end of April, she will come to this house either to
:13:14. > :13:16.announce her agreement with the FA about future Government's
:13:17. > :13:22.arrangements with proposals for legislation? On the five aside
:13:23. > :13:30.pitch, it was never optimism, just skill. I can assure him that I take
:13:31. > :13:35.this matter incredibly seriously. We do believe that the FA have heard
:13:36. > :13:38.the warning from all sides of the Housed, more levels within
:13:39. > :13:42.Parliament, that they need to reform, need to do so quickly, we
:13:43. > :13:49.believe very strongly the incentive of removing public funding will do
:13:50. > :13:57.that. I would be very happy to update the Housed on a progress may
:13:58. > :14:00.make it in April. Mr Speaker, we will be making an announcement on
:14:01. > :14:06.the future status of Channel 4 in due course. Thank you, Mr Speaker.
:14:07. > :14:09.The Minister knows Channel 4 not only support a thriving independent
:14:10. > :14:13.production sector through commissioning but it has proven time
:14:14. > :14:16.and time again to be a sustainable successful business model. We know
:14:17. > :14:20.this Government likes to great uncertainty, poverty uncertainty
:14:21. > :14:23.away from Channel 4, its advertisers and the independent production
:14:24. > :14:29.company the support and come to a decision on this? It has been
:14:30. > :14:32.delayed for far too long. As he well knows, were looking at all the
:14:33. > :14:36.options to make sure we have a strong and sustainable future for
:14:37. > :14:40.Channel 4. I am a great supporter, it was a Conservative Government in
:14:41. > :14:45.1980s that the Channel 4 in place and we will do what is necessary to
:14:46. > :14:50.sustain its future. I am completely open-minded as to the ownership of
:14:51. > :14:54.Channel 4 as long as they make sure that the programming standards are
:14:55. > :15:00.maintained. But can I remind my right honourable friend but ITV and
:15:01. > :15:07.Sky and many others produce a great documentaries, wonderful dramas and
:15:08. > :15:12.the are privately owned. Of course. It's an important thing to remember.
:15:13. > :15:19.What we're looking at is how can you have the most sustainable vibrant
:15:20. > :15:23.future for our brilliant Channel 4? Is the Minister comfortable that
:15:24. > :15:27.currently Channel 4 has no one from a diverse background on its board?
:15:28. > :15:31.Can he explain the process in which he or the Secretary of State made a
:15:32. > :15:36.decision and excluded the deputy chief executive of the arts Council
:15:37. > :15:38.from the board? We have recently made some appointments to the
:15:39. > :15:41.Channel 4 board and those appointments were all made on merit.
:15:42. > :15:47.I would just like to remind the honourable gentleman that
:15:48. > :15:52.appointments must be made on merit. I want to also give him the
:15:53. > :15:59.statistics. Since this team has been in place in the DCM S, 24% of all
:16:00. > :16:02.public appointments have gone to people from minority ethnic
:16:03. > :16:08.backgrounds, 24%, far higher than the proportion in the economy. We
:16:09. > :16:12.are passionately devoted to making sure that our great institutions are
:16:13. > :16:18.represented by people from all backgrounds and will continue to do
:16:19. > :16:22.that based on merit. The honourable member photog is right. Channel 4
:16:23. > :16:25.isn't diverse and so can the Minister make sure there aren't as
:16:26. > :16:29.many politically correct left wingers at Channel 4 in the
:16:30. > :16:38.interests of diversity? As he does so, can he tell us what, can you set
:16:39. > :16:44.out Wiesner taxpayer's interest to own a left-wing broadcaster? Channel
:16:45. > :16:48.4 appears as way and these brain cells and is not subsidised. It's
:16:49. > :16:52.just owned by the taxpayer. With contributions like that, the
:16:53. > :16:56.honourable member will bring great insight and entertainment to his
:16:57. > :17:03.election to the women and equalities select committee. Thank you, Mr
:17:04. > :17:09.Speaker. The Minister topped off merit. Channel 4 has 13 board
:17:10. > :17:17.members, ten of them are men, all of them are white. Did the minister
:17:18. > :17:22.explain it to the house, why he or she, at the sole black candidate, a
:17:23. > :17:27.candidate described as outstanding buy off com? In this case there were
:17:28. > :17:32.for vacancies and we choose the format best candidate and I will
:17:33. > :17:38.have no truck with an argument that we should have tokenism. I support
:17:39. > :17:44.appointment on merit and I support making sure that we reach into all
:17:45. > :17:48.communities and the fact that this ministerial team has appointed 24%
:17:49. > :17:54.of people from black and minority backgrounds. Were not as slow as all
:17:55. > :17:57.that, Minister. The honourable gentleman has made that point with
:17:58. > :18:05.force and eloquence, it doesn't give much by being repeated. I misread
:18:06. > :18:10.the Minister's laconic attitude toward this isn't helpful at all. He
:18:11. > :18:14.has just said that the appointments were made on merit and that had he
:18:15. > :18:17.gone through with the recommended appointment, it would've been an
:18:18. > :18:23.example of tokenism. That's an absolute insult to the candidate who
:18:24. > :18:27.he well knows was perfectly well-qualified and was recommended
:18:28. > :18:32.for appointment on merit. When are we going to get an end to this
:18:33. > :18:36.uncertainty about Channel 4? 150 days the Secretary of State has been
:18:37. > :18:41.ablaze, the sector are an absolute despair about the lack of decision
:18:42. > :18:44.from the Government. When will we get an answer? The sector are going
:18:45. > :18:49.from strength to strength and I strongly support them in doing that.
:18:50. > :18:51.We are going to continue our support for Channel 4, and appointments
:18:52. > :18:58.based on merit and the great British TV sector. Question six, Mr Speaker.
:18:59. > :19:02.The Government wants to ensure the best possible deal for Britain on
:19:03. > :19:06.leaving the EU. They greeted industries are one of the UK's
:19:07. > :19:11.greater success stories, contributing over ?87 billion to the
:19:12. > :19:14.economy and over ?19 billion in exports. We are working closely with
:19:15. > :19:20.the industry to assess both the impacts and opportunities that our
:19:21. > :19:26.department -- departed presents. I am hosting a series of round tables
:19:27. > :19:29.on this. The ministers are I hope aware of concerns from the world's
:19:30. > :19:34.biggest festival of the arts, Brexit and hostile immigration policies
:19:35. > :19:39.pose a serious threat to their ongoing exit success. What is
:19:40. > :19:42.insurance can she give Edinburgh Festival that they will remain truly
:19:43. > :19:47.international enables Brexit Britain? I went to Edinburgh
:19:48. > :19:50.Festival this summer and it was a fantastic experience and I love the
:19:51. > :19:54.big signs of welcome which were very clear that this was a global
:19:55. > :19:58.festival. The Edinburgh Festival was in existence before the UK joined
:19:59. > :20:01.the European Union and I want to make sure that it continues going
:20:02. > :20:12.from strength to strength in its anniversary year. Mr Speaker, last
:20:13. > :20:18.week I visited China along with the largest cultural delegation ever to
:20:19. > :20:21.accompany a DC MS Minister abroad. We made key partnerships with the
:20:22. > :20:25.Chinese travel companies, Chinese television sector and the Beijing
:20:26. > :20:27.Winter Olympics as well as announcing the forthcoming
:20:28. > :20:33.terracotta warriors exhibition in Liverpool. The BBC royal charter has
:20:34. > :20:36.been approved by Her Majesty and Council and printed and sealed. I
:20:37. > :20:43.laid copies of the Royal Charter in both houses today will accompany
:20:44. > :20:46.written statement. I hope you won't mind, Mr Speaker, if I promote the
:20:47. > :20:50.MP for a single that I know the honourable gentleman opposite is
:20:51. > :20:53.part of, supporting the Jo Cox campaign. I hope we all download
:20:54. > :20:59.that single and we get to number one for Christmas. My right honourable
:21:00. > :21:07.friend will be aware that virgin media is committed to rolling out 2
:21:08. > :21:11.million premises across the UK under the project Lightning, including my
:21:12. > :21:16.constituency, helping the Minister to envision a brighter future. Can
:21:17. > :21:23.the Minister clarify every fibre refund will be limited to areas of
:21:24. > :21:27.market failure? My honourable friend represent a constituency that has
:21:28. > :21:31.97% superfast coverage which I'm sure he will welcome. He is right to
:21:32. > :21:34.highlight we announced additional funding in the Autumn Statement to
:21:35. > :21:37.boost the UK's Digital infrastructure and will be
:21:38. > :21:43.announcing further details for that fund in course. Happy Christmas to
:21:44. > :21:49.you, your family and the staff of the House, Mr Speaker. In light of
:21:50. > :21:51.the recent data security breaches, does the Secretary of State have
:21:52. > :21:59.confidence in the operational security of the national lottery and
:22:00. > :22:02.that Camelot is operating within its let -- regulatory obligations? The
:22:03. > :22:07.honourable gentleman is right to highlight that we should all be very
:22:08. > :22:12.aware and alert to our cyber security and should take advice as
:22:13. > :22:17.issued by cyber security experts in terms of updating passwords, and so
:22:18. > :22:23.on. I have met the national lottery and continue to work with them to
:22:24. > :22:27.ensure the cyber secure. Give the House her absolute assurance that
:22:28. > :22:32.Britain's national lottery is saved and will she commit to come back to
:22:33. > :22:38.the dispatch box if there are any further revelations of security
:22:39. > :22:41.breaches of Camelot? I repeat, I have met Camelot, working with
:22:42. > :22:45.Camelot to make sure they are as secure as they possibly can beat and
:22:46. > :22:49.all cyber security measures that they can. I am sure the honourable
:22:50. > :22:52.gentleman and I will discuss these matters over the dispatch box and
:22:53. > :22:59.wish him and you a very happy Christmas. An independent
:23:00. > :23:03.organisation has published research which shows that over the last ten
:23:04. > :23:06.years, just 3% of the 4000 people interviewed about the EU on the
:23:07. > :23:11.BBC's today programme were supporters of Brexit. Even this
:23:12. > :23:16.demonstrable bias which since the referendum has no conflated with
:23:17. > :23:20.almost daily doom and gloom from the show's business section, how can the
:23:21. > :23:27.licence fee payer funded BBC be held to account to deliver the impartial
:23:28. > :23:31.news service it is -- its charter requires? I am sure my honourable
:23:32. > :23:35.friend welcomes the laying of the Charter today, which sees a new
:23:36. > :23:39.regular solid Tory regime that the BBC including off, having regulatory
:23:40. > :23:45.responsibility. He will also ensure we support the Digital economy Bill,
:23:46. > :23:53.making its passage through the other place, to ensure that regulatory
:23:54. > :23:59.regime comes into force. BT owns a massive 42% of the UK's usable
:24:00. > :24:03.mobile spectrum, meaning challenging companies suffer capacity
:24:04. > :24:09.constraints. Will the Minister asked off, to include a cap considerably
:24:10. > :24:15.below 42% in the forthcoming spectrum? Were making sure we have a
:24:16. > :24:19.fully competitive mobile market is very important. Off, going to take a
:24:20. > :24:22.view to make sure that continues, that is in the remit. And that we
:24:23. > :24:29.make sure spectrum is auctioned in such a way we get the broadest
:24:30. > :24:33.possible coverage. The National Citizen service has done a great
:24:34. > :24:37.deal to encourage young people in north-east Lincolnshire to broaden
:24:38. > :24:41.their horizons. What further action is the Minister taking to promote
:24:42. > :24:46.participation in the scheme and will he commit to visit some of the
:24:47. > :24:50.projects in Cleethorpes? I thank you for that question, he is a big
:24:51. > :24:54.supporter of NCS and I'm aware coastal areas face significant
:24:55. > :24:59.challenges and NCF can and does have a significant impact on health in
:25:00. > :25:04.those areas. It is great news that there is a place on NCS for every
:25:05. > :25:08.young person that wants one and this summer 285 young people have taken
:25:09. > :25:13.part in north-east Lincolnshire, subject to my diary, I am very happy
:25:14. > :25:18.to visit those schemes and his area. The Minister has said he is
:25:19. > :25:24.considering all options on Channel 4. Does that include privatisation
:25:25. > :25:34.and part privatisation? We are going to be setting out the plans for the
:25:35. > :25:40.future of Channel 4 in due course. Possible justification is there for
:25:41. > :25:44.the Government owning both BBC and Channel 4? Channel for it is not
:25:45. > :25:47.paid for by the Government. It is owned by the Government. It was set
:25:48. > :25:50.up in Government ownership and it pays to itself and its advertising
:25:51. > :25:59.and delivers brilliantly within its remit. I have arranged for sport
:26:00. > :26:02.England to attend my constituency in January to meet with local sports
:26:03. > :26:06.clubs, many of whom are struggling to stay afloat because of the
:26:07. > :26:10.decrease in grants and huge cuts to local authority funding. In light of
:26:11. > :26:13.the child obesity strategy, does the Minister agree the Government should
:26:14. > :26:18.make it a priority to engage and promote these small sports clubs?
:26:19. > :26:21.Can I congratulate the honourable lady for this initiative and I hope
:26:22. > :26:25.other colleagues from around the house will do something very
:26:26. > :26:29.similar, because actually in order to get sport England funding there
:26:30. > :26:32.is a lot of work that has to be done to go through the paperwork in doing
:26:33. > :26:34.that. Would like to encourage all local sports clubs to do that and I
:26:35. > :26:44.congratulate her. Customs is envisaging to Premier
:26:45. > :26:47.players in 12 clubs and I believe in putting Matej Vydra. Would the
:26:48. > :26:53.Mizdow Greek fans are having a right to be angry angry that people like
:26:54. > :26:59.Captain we Rooney have dirty the magnificent game through tax
:27:00. > :27:01.dodging? I agree those in football should protect the repetition of
:27:02. > :27:06.football but he's asking me to comment on the matter that HMRC is
:27:07. > :27:10.still investigating and football players, clubs and managers are
:27:11. > :27:14.traditional deep -- deftly to others and expected to adhere to the same
:27:15. > :27:16.principles. I welcome the Government's announcement yesterday
:27:17. > :27:19.of a review into volunteering but can I ask the Minister to confirm
:27:20. > :27:26.the Government will provide a full response to each of the reviews'
:27:27. > :27:30.provincial recommendations, in particular for a legal status for
:27:31. > :27:34.full-time volunteers? I thank you for that question and can I begin by
:27:35. > :27:38.saying how proud I am of the fantastic work already undertaken by
:27:39. > :27:42.NCS and the eye will campaign that is already making a dramatic
:27:43. > :27:45.difference to young people and volunteering. Wine is to review
:27:46. > :27:50.yesterday and we'll respond in detail to the reports findings. It
:27:51. > :27:56.is widely acknowledged the BBC's institutionally biased in favour of
:27:57. > :28:03.the EU, would the Secretary of State explain what BBC don't acknowledge
:28:04. > :28:09.it in itself? Mr Speaker I repeat the answer I gave my honourable
:28:10. > :28:13.friend earlier, the new charter does look wider impartiality, we have
:28:14. > :28:18.Ofcom to regulate that and the new unitary board with a management
:28:19. > :28:22.responsibility for the BBC and the NAL that you value for money. I
:28:23. > :28:27.think that package of regulation and value for money auditing should give
:28:28. > :28:35.the honourable gentleman the comfort he needs. Speak BBC about the role
:28:36. > :28:40.they can play in the future of Gaelic language broadcasting
:28:41. > :28:42.business the company spent less than a quarter of 1% on Gaelic
:28:43. > :28:50.programming and as a result the otherwise excellent BBC Alba is left
:28:51. > :28:53.with a 74% repeat rate. I'm sure the honourable gentleman will look on
:28:54. > :28:56.the fact this is an 11 year settlement that will guarantee
:28:57. > :29:00.Gaelic language broadcasting and I of course we'll be happy to discuss
:29:01. > :29:03.that further with the BBC but I'm sure he welcomes the fact that this
:29:04. > :29:10.is a long-term sustainable settlement. Our committee libraries
:29:11. > :29:16.have the capability of being prices for study, multimedia use and for
:29:17. > :29:19.acting as a real community hub. What steps is my honourable friend going
:29:20. > :29:24.to take to encourage local authorities to develop our libraries
:29:25. > :29:29.so they become since Cremazie hubs? Aggie for that question. Usman
:29:30. > :29:33.community hubs. We recently published a report that highlights
:29:34. > :29:36.that libraries are an important part of local communities and can be
:29:37. > :29:40.greedy hubs providing a range of activities, supporting reading,
:29:41. > :29:44.digital skills culture help implement and learning. I urge local
:29:45. > :29:48.authorities to think innovatively and use libraries to deliver
:29:49. > :29:53.services to their community so they are sustainable and can thrive in
:29:54. > :29:58.future. Questions to the Secretary of State for International trade.
:29:59. > :30:09.Greg Williams. Number one. Thank you. My department is working
:30:10. > :30:11.globally to attract foreign firms to set up or expand their businesses in
:30:12. > :30:12.the UK