Speeches by Irons.
Every Hansard contribution by Natasha Irons this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 221–240 of 638 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
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| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Subject to quality, but ultimately I am sure that, if we spoke to a lot of your native creators, the thing they like is consistency and an income revenue that isn’t all over the place. You mentioned earlier about the hypothecated taxes and all the other things that are tied to the digital landscape. Are you saying that…” | 148 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “How is it different? If you are making decisions on behalf of your users, because you are recommending content for them based on whatever is in your ingredients for your algorithm, how is that different from somebody editorialising content in another context?” | 42 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “What would be inappropriate? When you say “inappropriate regulation” from one end, what do you mean by inappropriate?” | 18 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “In 2025, your CEO said, “YouTube is the new television” in a blog he posted, “Our big bets for 2025”. He said that for many people, “watching TV means watching YouTube”, and, “TV is now the primary device for YouTube viewing in the US.” He also went on to say this year that YouTube TV will become “cable reimagined”, so…” | 82 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “What is appropriate regulation of your platform then?” | 8 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Just to be very, very clear, this is not an attack on YouTube, and this is not in any way saying that YouTube is a bad thing. It is not that at all. The reality is you have all stated—as we all know—that viewing habits have changed and the way that people consume content has changed. That means the funding models and t…” | 148 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Does it though, because as a user of YouTube, you do not feel to me like a distribution channel? For users, people are interacting with them on a big screen. It feels just like a space that has filled in traditional media, so why would the organisation really want to hold on to the word distribution?” | 56 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “They are doing that with the PSBs as well. It is the same.” | 13 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “So there is nobody responsible for the content on your platform?” | 11 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Will you answer the question?” | 5 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Yes.” | 1 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Thank you very much, Chair. I used to work for Channel 4 and my husband works there, so that is me declaring an interest. And on behalf of parents across the UK, thank you so much for your service to our children during covid. You saved a lot of arguments in my household, so thank you very much. I will jump right in an…” | 79 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “So YouTube ultimately is responsible for the content on the platform, which is reassuring to hear. I do not know if you managed to catch our Committee meeting last week. We had Iain Bundred from the BBC in, and there was a question around, “What is YouTube?” For this conversation, it will be good to set the context of …” | 81 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Do you disagree that YouTube is TV?” | 7 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “But categorically not commissioning something?” | 5 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “That is interesting. Out of curiosity, why would you avoid categorising yourselves as TV?” | 14 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1338) “Why are we very keen to hold on to the word “distribution”? Why is that the key word?” | 18 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Business of the House “I recently had the pleasure of visiting Coloma Convent girls’ school in my constituency, where students are campaigning on the vital issue of debt relief for developing countries and what this nation can do about it. They highlighted the stark reality that 3.3 billion people live in nations that spend more on servicing…” local-governmentcost-of-livingeconomy-jobs | 107 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Student Loan Repayment Plans “On that point about making an economic choice, we are talking about the creative industries, which are worth hundreds of billions of pounds to our economy. Ensuring we have a diverse voice and qualified people in those jobs and having access to those skills is really important. I was a working-class child who ended up …” educationfiscal-policycost-of-living | 93 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Student Loan Repayment Plans “Will the hon. Member give way?” educationfiscal-policycost-of-living | 6 |