Speeches by Rutland.

“It was around the availability of permanent contracts. Whether you guys were an outlier.”

“I suppose that permanent contract point is important for someone who is young and looking to start in the industry but does not have financial backing. Would you say that your company and Jane’s perhaps are outliers in the size and the number of people you are able to offer permanent contracts or not?”

“My colleague has already spoken a little bit about diversity. The Secretary of State has criticised the TV sector workforce’s lack of diversity. What do you think might make a meaningful difference, particularly to how the sector might be able to address the precarity of employment and the ability for people from, say,…”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and a very merry Christmas to you. Like many MPs, this year I held my first Christmas card competition, and I was blown away by the talent of local primary school children. Will the Leader of the House indulge me, and join me in congratulating the winners, Franco, Akithra and Lauren, an…”

“We have heard, not just today but over the years, accusations of political bias. I have friends on the left who accuse the BBC of being biased against them, and family members on the right, with whom I am sure I will have conversations over Christmas, make the same comments. Does the hon. Lady agree that if both sides—…”

“I agree that it is a shame that some regional political and news programming is being filmed further away than before. Of course, I am not able to answer directly for those decisions by the BBC, but the 30% funding decrease that I mentioned may explain the reasoning behind them. It is a shame that we find ourselves in …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I refer colleagues to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am the chair of the BBC all-party parliamentary group, a recipient of hospitality and a former employee of Prospect and Bectu unions, which represent workers at the BBC. I tha…”

“Many former Ministers and current shadow Ministers have made clear that they do not support a compensation scheme, so is this not just another example of this Labour Government having to take the difficult but necessary decisions that those Members ran away from?”

“T5. I welcome the review into the overpayment of carer’s allowance, which will come as a huge relief to many people in East Worthing and Shoreham. Can the Minister confirm that the Department will do everything it can to prevent family carers unnecessarily getting into debt?”

“I thank Members on both sides of the House for the many compelling and moving speeches that we have heard so far today. When I made my maiden speech in this Chamber during the general debate on remembrance, I spoke of the bravery and personal sacrifice of all those who have served and continue to serve our country in o…”

“I agree with the hon. Member. Referring to previous cases and the range of amounts awarded, the review states: “An amount which falls below that range…risks prolonging a sense of injustice rather than achieving closure”. I am glad that the Government are not taking that risk. I am also glad that Government recognise th…”

“From having disclosure. Can you talk a little about your no politics rule, as well as your view on the former question, if that is all right?”

“Good morning. I will ask a little bit about audiences. I should disclose an interest that I am a former official for Prospect and Bectu trade unions, which represent workers in the creative arts. Could you be brief with your answers, if possible? Do audiences have a problem with the use of generative AI in programme ma…”

“Martin, do you have a view? You talked about having a no politics rule. Would certain types of content such as current affairs or political broadcasts benefit?”

“From having disclosure. Can you talk a little about your no politics rule, as well as your view on the former question, if that is all right?”

“Perhaps to Mathilde and Liam, how are the signatories to the statement’s concerns about the impact of generative AI on their livelihoods playing out in practice?”

“Liam, how responsive do you find employers within the film and TV industry are to your efforts to negotiate new AI protections into contracts?”

“Brilliant. Mathilde, in cases where performance contracts were signed before AI tools had been thought about, what can be done to prevent an earlier work being used to train AI models that might put the performer out of future work?”

“Interesting. Ed and Liam briefly, how far are creators likely to go to protect their rights? Will we see more strikes in the screen industries?”

“Good morning. I will ask a little bit about audiences. I should disclose an interest that I am a former official for Prospect and Bectu trade unions, which represent workers in the creative arts. Could you be brief with your answers, if possible? Do audiences have a problem with the use of generative AI in programme ma…”