Ten Minute Rule MotionWednesday, 15 April 2026

Creative arts and culture (broadcasting requirements)

MP proposes a new law (usually symbolic)

John Slinger (Labour MP for Rugby) is proposing a motion to establish broadcasting requirements for creative arts and culture. This Ten Minute Rule Motion seeks to debate whether broadcasters should have stronger obligations to invest in, commission, or promote creative arts and cultural content on UK television and radio, likely addressing concerns about platform consolidation, regional representation, and the health of the creative industries.

This affects the UK's creative industries sector—worth £14.5bn annually and employing over 1.6m people—and shapes what cultural content is available to audiences. The outcome could influence how broadcasters allocate resources, where cultural production happens geographically, and whether smaller independent creative businesses get fair access to commissioning and distribution opportunities.

Culture & Community Economy & Jobs (General)

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Sir Keir StarmerLabour Party

Holborn and St Pancras

Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on culture-community, economy-jobs, agriculture (196 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, fiscal-policy: supportive, culture-community: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Pat McFaddenLabour Party

Wolverhampton South East

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on culture-community, economy-jobs, agriculture (178 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: supportive, technology: supportive, fiscal-policy: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on culture-community, economy-jobs, agriculture (445 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, fiscal-policy: opposed, economy-jobs: questioning (30pts); Committee: treasury committee (20pts)Voting record

Lisa NandyLabour Party

Wigan

Secretary of State for Culture — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on culture-community, economy-jobs, agriculture (178 times, 40pts); Known positions: culture-community: supportive, economy-jobs: supportive, technology: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Stephanie PeacockLabour Party

Barnsley South

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on culture-community, economy-jobs, agriculture (272 times, 40pts); Known positions: culture-community: supportive, culture-community: neutral, economy-jobs: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Creative arts and culture (broadcasting requirements)

Sponsoring and interested MPs

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