Backbench debate on Thursday, 8 December 2022, in the House of Commons, led by Mike Penning. The answering members were Paul Scully and Stephanie Peacock.

BBC Local Radio

Motion that this House has considered the future of BBC Local Radio. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 724 cc572-610
Session: 2022-23
Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: The future of BBC local radio
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
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Proceeding contributions: Mike Penning | 724 c573 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the future of BBC Local Radio.
I thank ...; David Davis | 724 c573 (Link to this contribution)
Does my right hon. Friend agree that impartiality is right at the front of the BBC’s ethos, but t...; Mike Penning | 724 cc573-4 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. I will come on to explain the matter of trust and...; Colum Eastwood | 724 c574 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for securing the debate. An announcement was made last ...; Mike Penning | 724 cc574-5 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman represents the voice of his constituents in an excellent way in the House this...; Andy Carter | 724 c575 (Link to this contribution)
This is a message that we need to send not only to the BBC, but to the regulator, Ofcom. The serv...; Mike Penning | 724 c575 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has read my mind. As he may have noticed, I do not read speeches in this House bec...; Dean Russell | 724 c576 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend and I share a local station, BBC Three Counties Radio. I am sure he agrees t...; Mike Penning | 724 c576 (Link to this contribution)
I too congratulate BBC Three Counties, not just because of its work in the pandemic but because i...; 724 c576 (Link to this contribution); Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 724 c576 (Link to this contribution)
Order. My plan is to get everybody in, which we can do comfortably if colleagues speak for no mor...; John McDonnell | 724 cc576-8 (Link to this contribution)
I speak not only in my capacity as secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary g...; John Whittingdale | 724 cc577-9 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) on obtainin...; Richard Foord | 724 c579 (Link to this contribution)
I recognise what the right hon. Gentleman says about elderly constituents who depend on local rad...; John Whittingdale | 724 cc579-580 (Link to this contribution)
I agree. Many of our elderly constituents rely on radio and are less familiar with online. They w...; Rachael Maskell | 724 cc580-3 (Link to this contribution)
The House is united this afternoon as we are the voices of our communities—the very thing the BBC...; Lord Redwood | 724 cc583-4 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree with that passionate defence of localism by the hon. Member for York Central (Ra...; Grahame Morris | 724 cc584-6 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) on securing the...; Robin Walker | 724 cc585-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak in a debate with so much cross-party agreement. I congratulate my right...; Lord Redwood | 724 c588 (Link to this contribution)
Is it not important that local radio journalists go to the council meetings, which are not normal...; Robin Walker | 724 c588 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes a crucial point. Of course, our local councils are a vital part of loc...; Mike Penning | 724 c588 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an exceptionally good point. One problem with the redundancies is that t...; Robin Walker | 724 cc588-9 (Link to this contribution)
I entirely agree, and I would also say that investigative reporting needs to be done a local leve...; Martin Vickers | 724 cc589-590 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, and I congratulate my right hon. Frien...; Dean Russell | 724 cc590-2 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for securing this ...; Anna Firth | 724 cc592-3 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—[Interruption.] Mr Deputy Speaker, I apologise—[Interruption.] Th...; Mark Francois | 724 c593 (Link to this contribution)
We all miss Sir David greatly, but the way that BBC Essex reported that and what followed was inc...; Anna Firth | 724 cc593-4 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend, who puts it brilliantly. Our local journalists real...; Robin Walker | 724 c594 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that, even if the BBC says it will k...; Anna Firth | 724 cc594-5 (Link to this contribution)
No, they will not. In Southend, we will not get dedicated coverage, so there is no guarantee that...; Andy Carter | 724 cc595-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Anna Firth), and I ...; Nigel Evans | 724 c598 (Link to this contribution)
On behalf of the Speaker, the right hon. Member for Pendle (Andrew Stephenson) and myself represe...; Duncan Baker | 724 cc598-600 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great privilege to speak in this debate, which was brought to us by the right hon. Member...; Jim Shannon | 724 c600 (Link to this contribution)
First, Mr Deputy Speaker, I apologise for the fact that I was in another debate and could not be ...; Duncan Baker | 724 cc600-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. He is absolutely right that it is all about ...; James Wild | 724 cc601-2 (Link to this contribution)
What more could the House want than a playlist of Norfolk MPs speaking back to back? I join other...; Alistair Carmichael | 724 c602 (Link to this contribution)
Like the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), I have been in Westminster Hall, so I have mis...; James Wild | 724 cc602-3 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. We are fortunate to have such expertise in our ...; Stephanie Peacock | 724 c603 (Link to this contribution)
I begin by thanking the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate, and I co...; Diana Johnson | 724 c603 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, and I apologise for not being here; I was in the ...; Stephanie Peacock | 724 cc603-5 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and as we have heard in the debate, it is not just Radi...; Paul Scully | 724 cc604-7 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for securing the d...; Grahame Morris | 724 c607 (Link to this contribution)
Would the Minister clarify what the current position is with Ofcom? My understanding is that the ...; Paul Scully | 724 c608 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed, and the Media Minister was actually due to meet Ofcom this morning, I believe, but unfort...; Rachael Maskell | 724 c608 (Link to this contribution)
I held something back from my speech because I wanted to put it specifically to the Minister. If ...; Paul Scully | 724 cc608-9 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady raises an interesting point, but I would not want to put words in the Media Ministe...; Andy Carter | 724 c609 (Link to this contribution)
I heard what the Minister said about weekday services. The point I made earlier was that, on many...; Paul Scully | 724 c609 (Link to this contribution)
I totally agree. My hon. Friend has a background in radio and speaks with great experience. The B...; Nigel Evans | 724 cc609-610 (Link to this contribution)
A final word, Sir Mike Penning.
4.47 pm; Mike Penning | 724 c610 (Link to this contribution)
Words, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank colleagues for giving up their time on a Thursday afternoon on ...
Subjects: BBC Redundancy Public service broadcasting Ofcom Radio Local broadcasting Local press
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