Speeches by Hinds.
Every Hansard contribution by Damian Hinds this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 221–240 of 1,622 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Do you want to add to that, James? I am going to come on to appointments, but maybe you want to say something.” | 23 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Forgive me, but I am still trying to nail down exactly what it is. The Secretary of State, in talking about a permanent charter, has said that “the terms, the structures and the funding for the BBC will continue to be negotiated every several years”. So what is a permanent charter? Is this just a buzz phrase, or does i…” | 62 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Yes, but that is a bit different.” | 7 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Go on—keep going! Develop this theme.” | 6 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “They could have made an apology, right? They are fighting the lawsuits, but when you say they could have made a humble apology, you are not suggesting that they should not have apologised for the footage, I hope.” | 38 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “What appointments do you have in mind? Do you have some individuals in mind who have done this terrible damage because they have been political appointees and so on?” | 29 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Obviously, we all believe that the independence of the BBC is very important. James, do you believe that the BBC is politicised?” | 22 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Well, I am talking about a way of thinking: it is not mostly a geographical question, though there is a geographical angle to it, but famously there are things that the BBC has totally got wrong—it has misunderstood the mood of the nation. In any big organisation you get variations of it: people hire in their own image…” | 106 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That argument is perfectly respectable. There is a counter-argument though. One thing the BBC possibly stands accused of more than being susceptible to points made to it by the Government of the day is its being susceptible to a kind of groupthink, metropolitan view of the world. The question is: if the BBC board appoi…” | 87 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “As well as being someone who has worked there, you are a consumer of the BBC. When you are listening to the radio in the morning or watching the telly, do you really feel that there is a Government slant on what is coming through?” | 45 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “They could have made an apology, right? They are fighting the lawsuits, but when you say they could have made a humble apology, you are not suggesting that they should not have apologised for the footage, I hope.” | 38 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Forgive me, but I am still trying to nail down exactly what it is. The Secretary of State, in talking about a permanent charter, has said that “the terms, the structures and the funding for the BBC will continue to be negotiated every several years”. So what is a permanent charter? Is this just a buzz phrase, or does i…” | 62 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Go on—keep going! Develop this theme.” | 6 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “But what is permanent?” | 4 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Forget the pros and the cons; what it is would be a great place to start.” | 16 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Dame Elan, you were starting to talk about the concept of a permanent charter, which has been much talked about, including by the Secretary of State and others. What is permanent about a permanent charter?” | 35 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “I’ve got the DVDs, Iain.” | 5 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “What appointments do you have in mind? Do you have some individuals in mind who have done this terrible damage because they have been political appointees and so on?” | 29 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That argument is perfectly respectable. There is a counter-argument though. One thing the BBC possibly stands accused of more than being susceptible to points made to it by the Government of the day is its being susceptible to a kind of groupthink, metropolitan view of the world. The question is: if the BBC board appoi…” | 87 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Not according to Lisa. As far as I can make out, there is this snazzy thing called a permanent charter, which everyone seems to think is a good idea: “We like the BBC and we want it to continue, so let’s make it open-ended.” But there also seems to be a recognition that it is very difficult to do that when you have all…” | 116 |