Speeches by Peacock.

“I appreciate that point. The bottom line is that we have been very clear that we want economic stability, and the money does have to come from somewhere—it is tax, borrowing or cuts. That is a very clear choice. Members will appreciate that many of the issues raised in this debate fall outside of my Department, but I w…”

“I know the huge amount of work that children’s hospices do, and I have done a lot of work with Bluebell Wood children’s hospice in South Yorkshire. I will take away and reflect the right hon. Member’s points, and the relevant Department will write to him after the debate.”

“I did not catch all of that intervention, but I said that half of charities would either stay the same or gain from the changes. I am happy to discuss that with the hon. Member after the debate, or write to him if I have misunderstood his point.[Official Report, 13 January 2025; Vol. 760, c. 2WC.] (Correction) I have m…”

“As the right hon. Gentleman makes clear, I am not personally responsible for the specific policy, but I will reflect his point to the Treasury. Employers, including charities, will still continue to benefit from employer NI reliefs, including for hiring those under 21 and apprentices under 25 where eligible. I am aware…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on securing this debate, and I thank Members from across the House for their contributions. As the Minister for Civil Society, I have seen at first hand the huge contribution that charities and …”

“I have taken a number of interventions, so in the interests of time, I will make some progress. The biggest individual reliefs provided are gift aid, at £1.6 billion, and business rates relief, at nearly £2.4 billion. My Department also supports the voluntary and community sector, particularly through the delivery of d…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I echo the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti), in wishing a merry Christmas to everyone present, and congratulate the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing this important debate. He and I…”

“I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Of course, we spoke about this issue in the debate last night. There is the complaints procedure through BBC First, and complaints can be escalated to the executive complaints unit and then to Ofcom. But I appreciate that some people have simply decided not to b…”

“I will happily ask the Secretary of State to write to the hon. Lady. However, in talking about mutualisation, which the Secretary of State made some comments about some years ago, I think it is about having a greater role for the public in BBC accountability and the public feeling more ownership of it. But we will happ…”

“Baroness Chapman has articulated it very well and is absolutely right. We need to be respectful. We need to respect the independence and we want to see it thrive into the future.”

“That would be a conversation that we would have between the Foreign Office and the Treasury. Of course, we do have the second spending review coming up.”

“I am Stephanie Peacock I am the media Minister and the Member of Parliament for Barnsley South.”

“I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024. It is a pleasure to open the debate under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I am pleased to speak to the order, which was laid before the House in draft on 5 November. In just over 10 years since th…”

“It is a pleasure to conclude the debate. I am grateful for the contributions that all Members have made. It is clear that both sides of the House want to see the local TV sector thrive long into the future, and continue to provide valuable news and current affairs content that meets the needs and interests of those liv…”

“It absolutely is a huge part of our soft power across the world, and I am sure that Baroness Chapman can speak to some of the specifics on that. Certainly, from my Department’s perspective, the World Service has a huge part to play in broadcasting, across the world to 58 countries and in 42 languages[1], the voice of G…”

“I am pleased to respond to this debate, and I congratulate the hon. Member for East Londonderry (Mr Campbell) on securing it. The debate is a good opportunity to discuss the upcoming charter review, which we intend to launch next year. He has raised a number of important areas related to the BBC, which I will respond t…”

“Yes, I do accept that, and it is something we can look at as part of the charter review. Of course, Ofcom, as the BBC’s independent regulator, holds the BBC to account on its performance and its commissioning practices, and on the market impact of those. The hon. Gentleman mentioned BBC pay, which I appreciate is a mat…”

“Baroness Chapman has articulated it very well and is absolutely right. We need to be respectful. We need to respect the independence and we want to see it thrive into the future.”

“I completely echo that. As we have said right from the beginning of this session, it is a huge asset to the country, not just in terms of power but the huge contribution that it makes. We have talked about all of that this afternoon—humanitarian, education, the accuracy of information, and the huge contribution that it…”

“That is a very good question and one that I will ask the BBC and write to the Committee about.”