:00:08. > :00:15.Good morning and welcome to BBC Parliament's live coverage of the
:00:16. > :00:20.Commons. The Labour chair of the, first committee Yvette Cooper will
:00:21. > :00:25.be asking about the decision to end the child refugee programme. Then
:00:26. > :00:31.the Leader of the House David Lidington will be asking questions
:00:32. > :00:35.about the future parliamentary business on the backbenchers debate.
:00:36. > :00:39.Join me for a round-up of the day and both houses of parliament at
:00:40. > :00:44.11pm tonight. First questions for the Culture Secretary Karen Bradley
:00:45. > :00:53.and her team. Number one, sir.
:00:54. > :00:56.Mr Speaker, in a fast changing and challenging broadcast environment,
:00:57. > :01:00.the Government wants to ensure that Channel 4 has a secure and strong
:01:01. > :01:03.future, and will continue to provide for audiences and support creative
:01:04. > :01:07.industries around the UK. The Government is looking at a broad
:01:08. > :01:11.range of options and we will set out our plans in this area in due
:01:12. > :01:16.course. Is it that the review is not as fast
:01:17. > :01:19.changing and fast moving as the broadcast environment? At the end of
:01:20. > :01:25.this month, it will have taken longer than the BBC Charter review.
:01:26. > :01:27.Can we now put this review out of its misery and declared that Channel
:01:28. > :01:32.4 works well and will not be privatised.
:01:33. > :01:36.Mr Speaker, unlike the BBC Charter review, this is no formal process
:01:37. > :01:41.and there is not an end date to which the charter expires as with
:01:42. > :01:46.the BBC. But we need to make sure we get it right. I want to see Channel
:01:47. > :01:51.4 survive and flourish and prosper in an ever-changing broadcasting
:01:52. > :01:55.world, as he has pointed out, and that means working with Channel 4 to
:01:56. > :01:58.get the right deal for viewers, but also the right deal for the whole
:01:59. > :02:03.country. David Nuttall.
:02:04. > :02:09.Would my honourable friend think the view of the conditions and markets
:02:10. > :02:14.authority, what would it be like, if a company owned one broadcasting
:02:15. > :02:17.company the size of the BBC and wanted to own another the size of
:02:18. > :02:24.the Channel 4? If she would agree that this should not be allowed,
:02:25. > :02:26.will she add agree to sell off Channel 4?
:02:27. > :02:29.Mr Speaker, I know my honourable friend has strong views on this, but
:02:30. > :02:34.I assure him we are looking at all and we will report to the house in
:02:35. > :02:38.due course. As we heard from my honourable
:02:39. > :02:42.friend from Chester, this is one of the longest-running soap episodes in
:02:43. > :02:47.this house, whether Channel 4 will or will not be privatised. Can the
:02:48. > :02:52.Secretary of State confirm it will not be privatised and will not be
:02:53. > :02:57.for-profit, unlike, and I expect she is coming from pressure from the
:02:58. > :03:01.benches opposite to privatise. Mr Speaker, I know the honourable
:03:02. > :03:06.gentleman from Chester is interested in long-running soaps on Channel 4,
:03:07. > :03:08.given that Hollyoaks is set in his constituency, and I want to make
:03:09. > :03:14.sure that Hollyoaks and other programmes around the UK are able to
:03:15. > :03:16.prosper so we have a plurality of broadcasting that works for
:03:17. > :03:21.everyone. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Secretary
:03:22. > :03:26.of State will be aware Channel 4 won the broadcaster of the year I
:03:27. > :03:31.broadcast awards, and she, does she agree if it is not broken to fix it?
:03:32. > :03:34.The point is that we make sure Channel 4 has a long term
:03:35. > :03:41.sustainable future and that is why we are looking at all options we can
:03:42. > :03:43.ensure that a station that relies very, very predominantly on
:03:44. > :03:49.advertising revenue is able to continue and provide the excellent
:03:50. > :03:52.broadcasting Channel 4 is renowned for.
:03:53. > :03:58.But when she spoke to the select committee last year, she said you
:03:59. > :04:06.would come to a decision, and I quote, "In the near -ish future".
:04:07. > :04:11.And our in due course. I do not know whether the near -ish future is
:04:12. > :04:16.sooner than in due course. This messing around about Channel 4 needs
:04:17. > :04:22.to come to an end because the uncertainty is damaging the business
:04:23. > :04:27.and broadcasting industry. Will she give us, rather than in the near
:04:28. > :04:31.-ish future, a decision immediately? I do not agree this is affecting the
:04:32. > :04:34.quality of broadcasting Channel 4 is able to produce. The fact that
:04:35. > :04:42.Channel 4 has committed to being the broadcaster for the para athletics
:04:43. > :04:46.being held in London is a positive move we welcome. I will get this
:04:47. > :04:50.right and we're working with Channel 4 and all stakeholders to make sure
:04:51. > :04:53.Channel 4 has the long-term, sustainable future and I will report
:04:54. > :05:00.back to the honourable gentleman as soon as I can.
:05:01. > :05:04.Number two. Matt Hancock.
:05:05. > :05:08.Thank you, Mr Speaker. We strongly support a brass bands, and through
:05:09. > :05:14.regular arts Council funding to organisations such as the Brass Band
:05:15. > :05:18.England, and in addition large brass band can take advantage of the
:05:19. > :05:28.orchestra tax relief introduced in April last year.
:05:29. > :05:33.Youth Brass 2000 is a small brass band based in Kettering, and would
:05:34. > :05:37.my honourable friend join me in congratulating them in recently been
:05:38. > :05:40.crowned British Open youth brass band champions for the fifth year
:05:41. > :05:44.running? They are an excellent example of youth band should be
:05:45. > :05:46.pleased to follow, are they not? I would be delighted to trumpet
:05:47. > :05:56.success... Of the winners of the British open
:05:57. > :06:01.youth championship for a fifth year in the role. I myself played the
:06:02. > :06:08.cornet in a brass band when I was a boy. But I never rose to the
:06:09. > :06:12.dizzying heights of the National Champions that he represents and I
:06:13. > :06:18.send them congratulations. In my constituency, we have the
:06:19. > :06:22.wonderful band that brings together the not so young and the young, with
:06:23. > :06:26.instruments that are also young or not so young and I understand the
:06:27. > :06:29.minister is keen to support that. Could he endorsed today in this
:06:30. > :06:34.chamber of the need to have that cross community, gender balance as
:06:35. > :06:39.well, to make sure the brass bands of the future are as such?
:06:40. > :06:44.As you see from the response in the House, there are brass band toured
:06:45. > :06:49.across the country. The Haver Hill Brass Band in my constituency is a
:06:50. > :06:53.good example. But the point the honourable gentleman makes is that
:06:54. > :06:56.brass bands like other music organisations can bring people
:06:57. > :07:01.together across cultural divides, from different backgrounds, and
:07:02. > :07:05.provide a point of unity. A point well made.
:07:06. > :07:13.The Minister is not known for blowing his own trumpet but... I am
:07:14. > :07:17.sure he, like me, would want to congratulate the Rossendale Scout
:07:18. > :07:21.band and many other bands, all of which particularly work with young
:07:22. > :07:25.people. I am sure I hope the Minister will take the opportunity
:07:26. > :07:29.to thank these bands getting young people off the street and giving
:07:30. > :07:34.them a love of music and helping them perform.
:07:35. > :07:37.I never played the trumpet, I was a mere player of the cornet but I want
:07:38. > :07:41.to bang the drum for all of these brass bands.
:07:42. > :07:49.The long-term sustainability of our brass bands, including the fine
:07:50. > :07:53.brass band in my hometown... Yeah, yeah...
:07:54. > :07:57.It depends on the affordable music lessons in schools. Does the
:07:58. > :07:59.Minister agree that this Government's cuts to devolved
:08:00. > :08:05.administrations and local councils but a risk?
:08:06. > :08:07.I think that people who play in brass bands across the country
:08:08. > :08:14.should be enthused by the level of support across this chamber for this
:08:15. > :08:17.question. I would disagree with the honourable gentleman, because in
:08:18. > :08:23.England, where the UK Government is responsible for support, we have put
:08:24. > :08:28.in ?300 million into music clubs to make sure everybody gets the
:08:29. > :08:32.opportunity to play a musical instrument. It is up to the devolved
:08:33. > :08:36.authorities to do that. That is outside of England, and I wish that
:08:37. > :08:40.the Welsh Government would do something similar.
:08:41. > :08:44.Question three. Mr Speaker, the Government wants to
:08:45. > :08:48.ensure the best deal for Britain on leaving the EU, and to provide as
:08:49. > :08:52.much certainty as we can. The creative industries are one of the
:08:53. > :08:57.UK's greatest success stories, contributing over ?87 billion to the
:08:58. > :09:00.economy, and ?19 billion in exports, and I am confident this will
:09:01. > :09:04.continue when we leave the European Union, and I am working with the
:09:05. > :09:12.ministry to ensure this. I am sure the Minister has her
:09:13. > :09:19.favourite things, but can she enjoys the Government is ensuring that work
:09:20. > :09:24.Visa requirements and increased application costs do not kill the
:09:25. > :09:29.ability of UK musicians to tour in European venues post Brexit?
:09:30. > :09:35.Mr Speaker, as pointed out, we have moved from brass bands to rock
:09:36. > :09:38.bands. A nice segue. But the point of the UK music industry is this is
:09:39. > :09:43.a global leader. Not just in 27 countries in the European union but
:09:44. > :09:46.across the world, and it is British music and British bands that are
:09:47. > :09:50.touring around the world. I understand the point that he makes
:09:51. > :09:55.and I am sure to work closely with the industry to ensure we get the
:09:56. > :10:00.best deal for British music in Europe but also across the world.
:10:01. > :10:06.The EU is crucial funding for the creative sector, and Scottish
:10:07. > :10:09.organisations have received over 12 million from creative Europe, but no
:10:10. > :10:12.word from this Government as to what will happen to the source of funding
:10:13. > :10:17.after the UK leads the EU, so can you commit to giving the creative
:10:18. > :10:22.industries assurance that they will not be worse off as the result of
:10:23. > :10:24.the UK leaving the EU? The Chancellor of the Exchequer has
:10:25. > :10:28.committed that funding will be secured until 2020, which is after
:10:29. > :10:32.the UK will leave the European Union, but I am working closely with
:10:33. > :10:36.industry and across Government to ensure that we get the right deal
:10:37. > :10:38.for Britain, and that means that we have the support that is needed to
:10:39. > :10:45.ensure our creative industries flourish.
:10:46. > :10:49.Mr Speaker, when I look at the stylish men and women on the front
:10:50. > :10:53.bench opposite, I think that each and every one of them...
:10:54. > :10:57.LAUGHTER Except perhaps the honourable member
:10:58. > :11:04.for Reading, could be models on the catwalk at London Fashion Week.
:11:05. > :11:10.Now, the fashion industry, Mr Speaker, are concerned that as the
:11:11. > :11:14.UK leads the EU, we will lose the right to present original designs
:11:15. > :11:17.with serious knock-on effect for trade showcases, including London
:11:18. > :11:21.Fashion Week. Can the Secretary of State tell us what the Government is
:11:22. > :11:26.doing to make sure intellectual property rights of our designers are
:11:27. > :11:29.protected post Brexit? Mr Speaker, the honourable gentleman
:11:30. > :11:36.has a timely question with British Fashion Week coming up, but also,
:11:37. > :11:38.because only on Monday myself and the Minister of State met the
:11:39. > :11:45.fashion industry to discuss exactly these points, and I reassure him and
:11:46. > :11:49.the fashion industry that because the Great Repeal Bill will bring
:11:50. > :11:56.European rules into UK law, those rates will be protected.
:11:57. > :12:02.Mr Speaker, last week the select committee took evidence from people
:12:03. > :12:07.representing the creative industries. Some of these employ a
:12:08. > :12:12.40% EU workforce and these people are now in limbo. What reassurances
:12:13. > :12:13.can the Secretary of State give that their roles and livelihoods are
:12:14. > :12:24.secure? I want to pay tribute to the
:12:25. > :12:28.decreative works, and the role they have played in working Government to
:12:29. > :12:31.develop our plan to ensure we get the right deal for creative
:12:32. > :12:34.industries when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. He will
:12:35. > :12:39.know the Prime Minister has been very clear that she wants to get an
:12:40. > :12:43.early settlement on the matter of EU nations in the UK and UK nationals
:12:44. > :12:48.living in Europe and I know that she is working hard, as we all are,
:12:49. > :12:55.across Government, to ensure we can achieve it as soon as possible.
:12:56. > :13:03.We expect all clubs and sports to fill full their legal obligations
:13:04. > :13:10.under the act of 2010, so disabled people are a are not placed at a
:13:11. > :13:14.disadvantage. Football has the highest issue, and is stepping up.
:13:15. > :13:18.We expect all other sports to do the same.
:13:19. > :13:24.People from across the United Kingdom have been contacting me with
:13:25. > :13:30.grave concerns about lack of accessibility to sport stadiums.
:13:31. > :13:33.Will the minister meet with myself and the all parliamentary group to
:13:34. > :13:38.discuss the important steps in the way forward. Can I start by
:13:39. > :13:43.congratulating the honourable lady in all she does. Her reputation is
:13:44. > :13:51.fast spreading around the chamber and indeed beyond. I would, I am
:13:52. > :13:54.sure, along with my colleague for work and pensions, be delighted to
:13:55. > :13:58.meet her about this issue. We are making progress on it. It isn't just
:13:59. > :14:03.football in the English Premier League. It is football throughout
:14:04. > :14:08.this country and across other home nations as well. I encourage all
:14:09. > :14:13.members to do what they can to encourage their own local clubs to
:14:14. > :14:15.be as successful as possible. Will the minister agree it is
:14:16. > :14:19.unacceptable with all the wealth that there are clubs that don't yet
:14:20. > :14:23.have a plan to meet their accessibility target for their
:14:24. > :14:27.stadia. Will she agree with the report that clubs that fail to do
:14:28. > :14:30.that should face legal action? I don't agree with the honourable
:14:31. > :14:34.gentleman that the clubs don't have a plan. I believe they have a plan,
:14:35. > :14:38.they may not be meeting that plan. He is right to say there should be
:14:39. > :14:42.legal action. It is not for me to advance that. It is, he will be
:14:43. > :14:45.aware, as others will be, that equally and the human rights
:14:46. > :14:51.commission is the body that enforces the act. If insufficient progress is
:14:52. > :14:56.made by clubs they should consider using their legal powers and they
:14:57. > :15:00.would have my full support. The Government's approach continues to
:15:01. > :15:04.be come play sent. The Government's a-- complacent. The Government's
:15:05. > :15:08.view is to leave it up to individuals to enforce. When they
:15:09. > :15:13.try and enforce it the Government hit them with tribunal fees. Will
:15:14. > :15:19.the Government do it itself and stop passing the buck. ? I am not sure he
:15:20. > :15:23.listened to the answer. The enforcement body, if they decide to
:15:24. > :15:26.take legal action and they would have Government support in doing so.
:15:27. > :15:34.I know, Mr Speaker, that the honourable gentleman is in fact a
:15:35. > :15:42.Wolverhampton wanderer's fan and Molineux is 62 spaces short of its
:15:43. > :15:45.target. I hope he will encourage the excellent disabled, active fan's
:15:46. > :15:52.group to make sure they do meet their own target. Number five. As
:15:53. > :15:58.the honourable gentleman knows, we have committed to a come produce
:15:59. > :16:01.when sieve review which will look at funding arrangements, remit and
:16:02. > :16:06.governance. I look forward to the honourable member's contributions to
:16:07. > :16:10.that review. She will be fully aware of the sig mans of S4C to the people
:16:11. > :16:16.of Wales. When the announcement was made last year of a review, the
:16:17. > :16:20.Government also wisely froze the cuts tDCMS share of the budget. The
:16:21. > :16:24.review has not started. It will happen this year. Will the Secretary
:16:25. > :16:34.of State guarantee to, again, freeze any proposed cuts to S4C's budget?
:16:35. > :16:38.The Government is committing to ensuring the future is strong and it
:16:39. > :16:43.has a long future in broadcasting. We will make sure the appropriate
:16:44. > :16:46.budgets are available. Of course, the forthcoming
:16:47. > :16:55.independent review of S4C is welcomed. It remains a scarlet pip
:16:56. > :16:58.per them. The to specify recommendations about present and
:16:59. > :17:04.future funding arrangements to ensure the channel can achieve its
:17:05. > :17:09.public service obligations Mr Speaker, we have ensured that S4C
:17:10. > :17:13.has appropriate funding for a very long time I was a Conservative
:17:14. > :17:17.Government that introduced S4C in the first place. This Government the
:17:18. > :17:19.Government gave over ?600 million and will give that next year in
:17:20. > :17:24.addition to the money that comes addition to the money that comes
:17:25. > :17:30.from the licence fee. I hope that will show we are committed. The
:17:31. > :17:36.current funding projection means a 10% in its funding between now and
:17:37. > :17:40.2021. Could the minister assure me the review will look strongly at
:17:41. > :17:44.making sure we have a definitive base to S4C's funding? We are
:17:45. > :17:48.putting together terms of reference for the reviesmt look forward to The
:17:49. > :17:52.Right Honourable gentleman's comments on that review when it is
:17:53. > :17:59.put forward. Question six.
:18:00. > :18:03.We strongly support the roll out of super fast broadband, which is on
:18:04. > :18:07.track to be available to 95% of premises this year. One in three
:18:08. > :18:18.homes in my constituency have broadband speeds of under 10
:18:19. > :18:23.megabits per second. In recent study 44% repeated repeated loss of
:18:24. > :18:27.broadband service. If this situation continues, the future growth
:18:28. > :18:32.prospects of my constituency will be severely restrained? I will look
:18:33. > :18:37.into the figures which he mentions. But I think broadband, which is the
:18:38. > :18:41.independent body which publishes figures on this, think the amount of
:18:42. > :18:44.properties with super fast broadband available is much higher and ahead
:18:45. > :18:50.of the national average. There's been a huge effort to roll out super
:18:51. > :18:53.fast broadband. Of course there's a difference between it being
:18:54. > :18:57.available and taken up. Making sure people take up broadband when it is
:18:58. > :19:01.available is a very important task. In the rural areas n the isolated
:19:02. > :19:05.areas across the country, the hardest to reach areas still haven't
:19:06. > :19:11.been reached by broadband. I think, can I urge the Government to have as
:19:12. > :19:16.flexible approach, a voucher system in some places? Use all technologies
:19:17. > :19:20.in order to get it out to the people in isolated areas? I very strongly
:19:21. > :19:25.agree with my honourable friend. Thank you. In designing the super
:19:26. > :19:29.fast broadband tender, the Government was warned they were
:19:30. > :19:33.effectively entrenching BT's monopoly. Now in designing the
:19:34. > :19:39.obligation they appear to be making exactly the same mistake again. Will
:19:40. > :19:42.the minister commit to delivering choice in our broadband networks.
:19:43. > :19:47.She's wrong on the premise of the question. There is now many, many
:19:48. > :19:51.companies delivering into the BDU scheme. In fact there are companies
:19:52. > :19:55.that didn't even exist a few years ago who are now delivering super
:19:56. > :19:59.fast and much faster broadband across the country.
:20:00. > :20:05.Question eight, Sir. Rob Wilson. Thank you, Mr Speaker.
:20:06. > :20:09.The Government is providing support for library authorities throughout
:20:10. > :20:16.England to deliver library services that are accessible, modern and meet
:20:17. > :20:20.modern needs. This includes a ?4 million libraries innovation fund
:20:21. > :20:23.and support for libraries to explore alternative operating models. I
:20:24. > :20:28.believe very strongly that staff should have a stake in the public
:20:29. > :20:32.services they provide. Lichfield library is situated in a
:20:33. > :20:36.lovely building. It will cost over ?1 million to maintain it.
:20:37. > :20:41.Staffordshire County Council decided to move the library out into a
:20:42. > :20:44.heritage centre, which will strengthen the heritage centre and
:20:45. > :20:48.the old building is being privatised, if you like and being
:20:49. > :20:53.restored so. A win-win situation. What sort of best practise advice
:20:54. > :20:59.does his department give to other County Councils? And perhaps
:21:00. > :21:04.Staffordshire County Council n this area at least could be a model?
:21:05. > :21:08.Could I welcome the approach taken by Lichfield library and
:21:09. > :21:13.congratulate Staffordshire County Council. Local authorities need to
:21:14. > :21:18.think very imaginatively about how libraries can deliver priorities and
:21:19. > :21:21.the ambition document which we recently published through the
:21:22. > :21:28.library's task force challenges them to do so. Standing still is not an
:21:29. > :21:32.option. I encourage local authorities to embrace change and be
:21:33. > :21:36.bold in finding solutions. Can I thank the minister for being so
:21:37. > :21:43.personally engaged in supporting our efforts to protect Swindon's
:21:44. > :21:46.community libraries. Can he praise the trust which has saved the
:21:47. > :21:52.library and should be expanded further?
:21:53. > :21:56.Can I thank him for his efforts in Swindon, where I did recently visit
:21:57. > :22:01.the local authority and I was encouraged by the desire to keep
:22:02. > :22:04.local libraries open. I join him in congratulating his local colleague
:22:05. > :22:06.and local councillor for the work he's done in setting up a local
:22:07. > :22:15.trust and keeping libraries open. Topical number one, Mr Speaker.
:22:16. > :22:20.Today, my department published the first annual report setting out our
:22:21. > :22:25.progress against sporting future, our sports strategy for an active
:22:26. > :22:29.nation. Since the last oral questions my ministerial team and I
:22:30. > :22:33.have held round table meetses with representatives from various
:22:34. > :22:36.sectors, the purpose is to identify challenges and opportunities as the
:22:37. > :22:41.United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union.
:22:42. > :22:46.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Last week, when I went and visited Deptford
:22:47. > :22:50.green secondary school a teenager from the school council asked me a
:22:51. > :22:55.question. She started by asking the question by saying, "It's not
:22:56. > :22:59.political." She asked me, why are there not more sports facilities for
:23:00. > :23:04.young girls in the area. Female sports participation is half that of
:23:05. > :23:09.men. This is a very, very political qu efrom a young girl. Is there any
:23:10. > :23:17.surprise when female role models like Stef Houghton is paid ?65,000 a
:23:18. > :23:22.year. And Wayne Rooney is paid ?250,000 a week. No, that is ?12
:23:23. > :23:28.million less. THE SPEAKER: Speak! Order! I am
:23:29. > :23:33.sorry. It is a very good question, but it is far too long. Topical
:23:34. > :23:38.questions have to be far shorter. Sorry to interrupt.
:23:39. > :23:43.I do appreciate the point. We are aware of it and we are working
:23:44. > :23:51.across Government to address it. Can the minister tell the House what
:23:52. > :23:57.work her department is doing to help small charities to secure public
:23:58. > :24:00.service contracts? Mr Speaker, my Right Honourable friends raises a
:24:01. > :24:05.very important point. We know the volumetry sector has the ability to
:24:06. > :24:10.bring greater social value to our services. We know they can face
:24:11. > :24:16.barriers when up against established providers. We announced new measures
:24:17. > :24:20.in this area in December. It is why a group attended by the ministers
:24:21. > :24:26.for civil society met for the first time yesterday to lead our work on
:24:27. > :24:31.this issue. Keeping our children safe on line is one of the most
:24:32. > :24:37.important responsibilities. That is why section 67 made it a criminal
:24:38. > :24:41.offence for adults to send sexual messages to children TNSPCC say two
:24:42. > :24:46.years on the law is still not enforst forced. Will the minister --
:24:47. > :24:50.enforced. Will the minister explain why the Government is dragging their
:24:51. > :24:55.feet on this and ensure this is implemented immediately? It is very
:24:56. > :24:58.good to see a member of the shadow team who has been voting with the
:24:59. > :25:12.rest of the shadow front bench this week. On the important issue that
:25:13. > :25:16.she addresses ensuring Internet safety is something, as she knows,
:25:17. > :25:24.is at the top of the Government's agenda. It has been a crucial part
:25:25. > :25:27.of the digital bill and the proposal she makes is also something we are
:25:28. > :25:33.considering very seriously. Thank you. Million on the, Mr Speaker,
:25:34. > :25:44.million on the is widely recognised as the horse racing capital of the
:25:45. > :25:47.north. And the racing -- Molton. And the levy will bring up to ?30
:25:48. > :25:54.million a year into the industry. Would the minister update us on the
:25:55. > :25:57.progress of its implementation. I recognise the valuable contribution
:25:58. > :26:03.that horse racing makes to the whole of the country. We remain on course
:26:04. > :26:07.to implement the reforms to the levy in 2017 and lay legislation to that
:26:08. > :26:13.effect shortly. Thank you Mr Speaker. Every day player, coach,
:26:14. > :26:20.volunteer of every sport should be made welcome. Will she join me in
:26:21. > :26:24.praising the leadership shown by rugby league in tackling homophobia
:26:25. > :26:28.in sport, on this, the day the Superleague season kicks off? I will
:26:29. > :26:32.certainly join with the honourable gentleman in praising rugby league
:26:33. > :26:37.for its efforts to make progress on this issue. Homophobia should not be
:26:38. > :26:41.allowed in sport. We share the same rugby league team, Leeds. We wish
:26:42. > :26:47.them well this evening against St Helens. English and Welsh wine is a
:26:48. > :26:52.great quality success story. By 2020 will produce more than 12 million
:26:53. > :26:56.bottles. I know the Secretary of State does her bit to boost wine
:26:57. > :27:02.consumption. What is she doing to promote the use of English wine in
:27:03. > :27:04.her department, across Government departments and attracting visitors
:27:05. > :27:15.to our emerging wine regions? I have travelled down and grown in
:27:16. > :27:20.my constituency is one of the finest English wines, and I am passionate
:27:21. > :27:24.about wine for all of the right reasons and tourism is part of
:27:25. > :27:26.ensuring English wine is part of that.
:27:27. > :27:29.Manchester United should be applauded for their recent
:27:30. > :27:35.announcement to increase the number of disabled supporters attending
:27:36. > :27:39.games, but this is not a step that clubs at all levels can afford to
:27:40. > :27:43.take. What will be Minister do to support those smaller clubs looking
:27:44. > :27:45.to improve the experience of disabled supporters attending
:27:46. > :27:50.matches? Manchester United should be
:27:51. > :27:54.applauded, and other Premier League clubs are doing the same to improve
:27:55. > :27:57.the offering for disabled spectators at their clubs. It is to other clubs
:27:58. > :28:02.in lower leagues do find it difficult and they are working well
:28:03. > :28:07.to ensure they meet their commitment going forward. We as the Government
:28:08. > :28:12.do what we can to support that. If a broadband service is to be
:28:13. > :28:18.advertised as Faber, should it not be full labour and should the
:28:19. > :28:27.service speed advertised not be got by at least half of people receiving
:28:28. > :28:29.it? -- fibre. The advertising standards authority
:28:30. > :28:32.is a non-statutory body looking at some of these issues but it needs to
:28:33. > :28:39.look more broadly to ensure people know what they are getting and the
:28:40. > :28:44.advertising is proper and fair. In 2014 - 15, nearly ?4 million was
:28:45. > :28:47.lost in the Stockton North constituency by those who could not
:28:48. > :28:53.afford it. I know ministers have concerns highlighted in an report
:28:54. > :28:58.last year, and can I urge them to respond possibly and have more
:28:59. > :29:02.stakes on these machines -- lower stakes on the machines.
:29:03. > :29:09.There was a review announced on these machines, and I am considering
:29:10. > :29:17.the findings of that will be publishing shortly.
:29:18. > :29:20.A football club are part of the fabric of the community and have
:29:21. > :29:27.inspired many generations to participate in sport and foster a
:29:28. > :29:34.sense of town pride, so will the Minister welcome the home of these
:29:35. > :29:38.football and rugby team thanks to a ?7 million investment?
:29:39. > :29:43.I am pleased to help that Oldfield has now opened, having the right
:29:44. > :29:46.facilities in the right places and combining sports with those
:29:47. > :29:51.facilities is not only important in driving participation but it is
:29:52. > :29:54.excellent leave money. The tech sector number one Brexit
:29:55. > :30:00.concern is that when we leave it will become unlawful to send
:30:01. > :30:05.personal data from Europe to UK firms unless the commission, the UK
:30:06. > :30:10.commission has declared that to be adequate. What steps are being taken
:30:11. > :30:15.to secure that declaration in time? This is an important point and
:30:16. > :30:18.making sure that we have unhindered flow of data between the UK and the
:30:19. > :30:25.EU and indeed other trading partners around the world like the US is
:30:26. > :30:29.vital. We are implementing this in full to make sure we have that
:30:30. > :30:37.unhindered flow of data. In 2020, my right honourable friend
:30:38. > :30:41.knows that we will be celebrating the 400 anniversary of the Mayflower
:30:42. > :30:45.setting sail to found the American colony. Can I ask my right
:30:46. > :30:49.honourable friend what discussion she has had with the Secretary of
:30:50. > :30:53.State for Transport to make sure that tourists can get to the place
:30:54. > :30:57.they set off from to get to the wonderful event?
:30:58. > :31:01.Mr Speaker, I had the honour last week to meet the team who are
:31:02. > :31:05.putting together the Mayflower 400 celebrations, and also attended an
:31:06. > :31:10.event at the US embassy last summer where I saw a replica of the
:31:11. > :31:14.Mayflower that will be part of the celebrations we look forward to in
:31:15. > :31:18.2020. It is important that as many people as possible can visit those
:31:19. > :31:20.celebrations and I had discussions with the Secretary of State for
:31:21. > :31:25.Transport for that matter last night.
:31:26. > :31:29.When the Government reduced the maximum stake on fixed odds betting
:31:30. > :31:34.terminals to ?50, it accepted the principle that we are lowering the
:31:35. > :31:38.level of the state to have a positive impact on problem gambling.
:31:39. > :31:45.As part of the review, will you examine the success of that measure,
:31:46. > :31:49.and see if it has been successful, will you consider reducing the state
:31:50. > :31:52.even further? The Minister might do one or other
:31:53. > :31:57.or conceivably if they got honourable gentleman is a lucky boy,
:31:58. > :32:01.both. Mr Speaker, we have had many
:32:02. > :32:05.responses to the consultation and you will be welcome to help consider
:32:06. > :32:08.those recommendations. I will make my recommendations shortly and we
:32:09. > :32:14.are looking through the body of evidence that came to us from the
:32:15. > :32:16.review published in October. I expect to publish the
:32:17. > :32:23.recommendations and findings in the spring.
:32:24. > :32:24.Questions for the Secretary of State for International Trade, Thomas
:32:25. > :32:41.Simmonds. Mr Speaker, the EU Canada
:32:42. > :32:48.comprehensive economic trade agreement, CE GAA, is a good
:32:49. > :32:51.agreement for the UK. -- CETA. The UK Government is fully committed to
:32:52. > :32:56.supporting such agreements whilst we remain EU members. The investment
:32:57. > :32:58.protection provisions in