Speeches by Rutland.

“Coming onto ticketing websites, Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice said earlier that the ticketing websites sometimes resist the £1 levy, despite obviously putting fees on top of tickets themselves. You said earlier that Live Nation could do more. What more?”

“Would you welcome some modelling from the sector on that?”

“I guess that is an argument against implementation, but what about modelling it to see what the impact would be?”

“That is right, you were talking a little bit about taxes earlier. How would you gauge the sector’s response to the Government’s refusal to model a temporary cut to VAT, let alone implement one?”

“Are there other ticketing websites that you feel are in a similar position?”

“Beyond legal challenges, do you have any worries about taking the job?”

“On the topic of fighting anything you might do, do you anticipate many legal challenges to the regulator? How would you manage them?”

“You said earlier, perhaps in your opening, that you believed that the noise from the Premier League and others might recede in time. How will you manage opposition and engender co-operation across all football, in particular among those who are resistant to regulation?”

“Before I start asking my questions, I should declare that I once had dinner with Mr Kogan. Do you think that the role of the regulator is widely and accurately understood by all stakeholders? [Interruption.]”

“Lord Grade, in previous roles, you have been on the other side of the fence as the chair of BBC and ITV. If you were in their position, would you be arguing for “significant prominence” rather than “appropriate prominence”?”

“You spoke earlier about implementing the Media Act, and I would like to ask about prominence, which is crucial for the longevity and success of our world-leading public service broadcasters. This question is to Dame Melanie first: what is left to do, before the prominence provisions in the Media Act are implemented, to…”

“According to the road map for implementation, I think the Secretary of State was previously expected to designate the TV platforms considered to be in scope of the prominence regime by July to September this year. Do you think we are still on track for that?”

“Thank you. Lord Grade, is there anything that you want to add on that?”

“They have previously discussed wanting “significant prominence” rather than “appropriate prominence”. This question is for either of you: in your engagement with them throughout this process, since the passage of the Act, has the definition of “appropriate prominence” and the movement of regulation in that direction be…”

“You talked about how the due impartiality rules apply to everybody in the same way, but does any channel in particular give you cause for concern regarding its willingness to adhere to the requirements?”

“Do you feel you have all the regulatory tools available to you that would need to be taken if there were repeated offences?”

“Looking at the due impartiality requirements again, you talked about how they work programme by programme, rather than as a channel as a whole. Do you think it might be time to look at them as a channel as a whole, or would that simply duplicate existing work if you are looking programme by programme?”

“Briefly, to each of you and maybe to Stewart first, what changes need to happen to unleash the full potential of community provision of your sports, particularly for under-represented groups?”

“Briefly, to each of you and maybe to Stewart first, what changes need to happen to unleash the full potential of community provision of your sports, particularly for under-represented groups?”

“Can I ask you one more question? Earlier you said that padel has people playing it who would not consider tennis to be for them. Which demographic groups in particular are taking up padel?”