Speeches by Foxcroft.

“I did quite a lot of work with European works councils in particular, and with Barclays, which had lots of workers on boards and stuff. I think you can find and agree mechanisms for feedback and so forth that ensure that such obscurity does not take place. There needs to be the will in the first place, and then you wor…”

“Can you imagine the BBC, or at least some part of its services, being funded by adverts or subscriptions?”

“How can the charter be used to improve the balance of those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds? What opportunities do we have?”

“I am sorry, but my questions are mainly aimed at James as well. In your experience, is the BBC getting better at representing people from diverse backgrounds, and particularly working-class backgrounds? Because that is the focus of this section, it might be helpful if you describe what you mean by working-class backgro…”

“Does anyone know when the technology will be ready to enable the BBC to withhold access to the services from a household that has not paid the licence?”

“You are touching on the finances, which are obviously important in making sure this work is funded. But outside of the finances, are there other areas where they could improve? Let’s pretend that they are not going to make lots of cuts.”

“I did quite a lot of work with European works councils in particular, and with Barclays, which had lots of workers on boards and stuff. I think you can find and agree mechanisms for feedback and so forth that ensure that such obscurity does not take place. There needs to be the will in the first place, and then you wor…”

“Can you imagine the BBC, or at least some part of its services, being funded by adverts or subscriptions?”

“I will declare an interest: before I was an MP, I worked for a trade union for over a decade. You were saying that it is too complicated to make sure that workers are on boards. Actually, it does not need to be as complex. There are ways of having discussions with the trade unions about who that might be. There are als…”

“No.”

“I am sorry, but my questions are mainly aimed at James as well. In your experience, is the BBC getting better at representing people from diverse backgrounds, and particularly working-class backgrounds? Because that is the focus of this section, it might be helpful if you describe what you mean by working-class backgro…”

“I will declare an interest: before I was an MP, I worked for a trade union for over a decade. You were saying that it is too complicated to make sure that workers are on boards. Actually, it does not need to be as complex. There are ways of having discussions with the trade unions about who that might be. There are als…”

“I was going to ask a question about the roundtables. In terms of talking about roundtables that can do something, do you have disabled people and accessibility advisers to advise people on how they ensure that events are accessible for everyone? Did you have them on the ones you have had so far? If not, would you have …”

“Do you think there are lessons we could learn from the Scottish and Welsh Governments?”

“We know that in terms of creative industries more widely we have a deficit of working-class participation. Major events are one of the really big opportunities to showcase stuff. Do you ensure that the voices of working-class people are a part of major event strategy planning? Far too often, we find their voices are no…”

“On that point, working with disabled people’s organisations is quite important in terms of getting this right. Quite often, one thing that makes it accessible for someone can make it inaccessible for somebody else. Having that level of expertise, which is expertise by experience, is quite important to get it right. Do …”

“How well do the Government work with the devolved institutions and local authorities?”

“It could be that we end up making a recommendation. While volunteering is good, not everybody can afford to take up those volunteering opportunities. It is quite important to make sure those voices are at the heart of the planning in organising major events.”

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“The Minister says they may be lower. I believe it is said that they are significantly lower.”