Speeches by Smith.
Every Hansard contribution by Jeff Smith this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 101–120 of 413 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “On funding, the Government have said that they will consider allowing the BBC to offer some of its services on a subscription basis. They said they want to keep the licence fee plus, if you like. Do you think that kind of hybrid model, where you have a licence fee plus a subscription for certain services, would work?” | 58 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Do you think it was left out because the Government think it is politically difficult to introduce? I suppose it is not your—” | 23 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Interesting. Is there anything else you think the BBC could be doing, on top of its current broadcasting activities, other than the two examples you have mentioned?” | 27 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Do you think it was left out because the Government think it is politically difficult to introduce? I suppose it is not your—” | 23 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “I think you have identified that the problem is probably funding. I would imagine that setting up something to rival a large search engine would cost billions, although I do not know.” | 32 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That is really interesting. Am I not right in saying that one of the BBC’s public purposes has been to innovate? What is stopping the BBC doing a public service search engine or social media platform?” | 36 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That takes us neatly on to Damian’s question.” | 8 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “What can we learn from the process that Germany used to transition from a licence fee to the household levy? We heard in the last panel that the process took 12 years. Presumably there was consensus across the political environment to do that. What can we learn from that? If the Government wanted to move at some point …” | 75 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “I also understand that the German system allows adverts on top of the levy. What is the rationale for that? Is it because adverts are needed to supplement the income?” | 30 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “In terms of how it is collected, what is the mechanism and, more importantly, what is the level of evasion? Has that changed since the system was introduced?” | 28 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That is helpful. It sounds like it needs a fairly high degree of consensus from the 16 regional authorities. Can they block it?” | 23 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Interesting. Is there anything else you think the BBC could be doing, on top of its current broadcasting activities, other than the two examples you have mentioned?” | 27 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “I think you have identified that the problem is probably funding. I would imagine that setting up something to rival a large search engine would cost billions, although I do not know.” | 32 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “We would like to explore the German model in a little more detail, if that is all right. Justin, can you explain how the household levy works in practice in Germany, including who is required to pay it, how it is collected and how it is distributed?” | 47 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That is really interesting. Am I not right in saying that one of the BBC’s public purposes has been to innovate? What is stopping the BBC doing a public service search engine or social media platform?” | 36 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “That takes us neatly on to Damian’s question.” | 8 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Any of those things—all of the above.” | 7 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “What can we learn from the process that Germany used to transition from a licence fee to the household levy? We heard in the last panel that the process took 12 years. Presumably there was consensus across the political environment to do that. What can we learn from that? If the Government wanted to move at some point …” | 75 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “Yes, or if you have a smartphone—whatever.” | 7 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140) “I also understand that the German system allows adverts on top of the levy. What is the rationale for that? Is it because adverts are needed to supplement the income?” | 30 |