Speeches by Jarvis.

“5. What steps she is taking to help improve bus services in Hampshire.”

“We know that buses are important to the right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham). They are also important to my constituents in Eastleigh. The 61 and 46 bus routes were axed after Hampshire county council withdrew subsidies, leaving my constituents struggling to get to work, school and hospital. Will the Ministe…”

“My constituent Gary is one of the victims of the infected blood scandal. He was a pupil at Treloar’s College, and 120 boys from Treloar’s were given contaminated blood. Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to those boys who have fought so hard for justice, and does she agree that it has taken far too long?”

“Samir Shah has introduced changes, including reforms to the renamed editorial standards committee. Do you think that those changes are enough to address concerns about impartiality and public confidence in the BBC’s editorial accountability?”

“What do you think the BBC still needs to do better?”

“I want to pick up on what you were saying about your decision to leave X. Obviously, you are the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, so is the fact that you chose to leave the platform not an admission that there is nothing the Government can really do to regulate X, or regulate the owner of X?”

“When you shared that, did you feel that they were taking it on board and they were actually going to do something about it?”

“Secretary of State, I would like to focus on editorial standards and how they feed into trust in the BBC. The Committee has had to question the BBC about the failure to maintain high editorial standards on a number of occasions, on issues including the Gaza documentary, the Glastonbury coverage, the “Panorama” document…”

“Will you be suggesting that Mr Burnham leaves X?”

“The licence fee payer does want you to do that.”

“Can we expect to see a dedicated “Question Time” on the Clacton by-election if there is only one candidate?”

“Dr Shah, I come back to my question about Huw Edwards. You said that you had not given up hope of getting the money back. What are you doing to get the money back?”

“But is it true that you have abandoned hope of getting the money back?”

“Okay, but let us go back to my question: with a permanent charter, what aspects of the relationship between the BBC and the Government would still be debated and how often?”

“The BBC charter states: “The BBC must be independent in all matters concerning the fulfilment of its Mission and the promotion of the Public Purposes”. The BBC’s independence from the Government has been highlighted as of great importance to audiences. A public survey by the BBC, “Our BBC, Our Future”, found that 91% o…”

“There have been some controversies about appointments of non-executive BBC board members, including Sir Robbie Gibb. Do you support the appointment of non-executive BBC board members by an independent body?”

“If the BBC continues to be funded by a licence fee, do you support the licence fee level being determined by an independent body?”

“There was a report a few days ago that the BBC has abandoned hope of clawing back the £200,000 that was paid to Huw Edwards. Is that true? How do you think licence fee payers will feel about that?”

“Matt, there have been some concerns about bias, particularly on “Question Time”. I will just run through some stats, which I know you will be aware of. Since the start of the year, Reform has had seven appearances on “Question Time”; until recently, it had eight MPs. The Lib Dems have had nine appearances on “Question …”

“Would you agree with that, Jessica?”