Speeches by Smith.

“You must have had those conversations with them, though, haven’t you, about when it will all be ready?”

“Looking at the other public service broadcasters—and I know the BBC is not monetising its content—the Government have called for the relationship between YouTube and the public service broadcasters to be on, in their phrase, fair commercial terms. Do you accept that there is some unfairness in the commercial terms?”

“It is not just the BBC, though. We have had evidence from all kinds of people—for instance, people who make high-quality children’s TV who say it is not viable to make that content based on the income from YouTube.”

“Doesn’t YouTube have a responsibility? It is not just the Government’s responsibility or anybody else’s. You mentioned Oli from Blue Zoo. Blue Zoo make “Numberblocks” and say that they could not do it if they were relying on their revenue from YouTube. Given that commissioning from public service and other production c…”

“It that not just dumbing down the production values?”

“Are you saying that is not appropriate though?”

“10. What steps he plans to take to consult the public on the design of the digital ID scheme.”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on his well-deserved elevation to ministerial office. Even though digital ID will make it easier for people to access public services and engage with public bodies, there is still an awful lot of disinformation, and frankly conspiracy theories, out there trying to undermine the case for it…”

“T4. The Government deal with a huge number of arm’s length public bodies of variable value and success. What progress are Ministers making on tackling the number and effectiveness of arm’s length public bodies?”

“Sixteen banks have closed in Manchester Withington in the last five years, and the impending closure of the NatWest in Chorlton and the Halifax in Didsbury means there will be just one bank left in my constituency. Most of us bank online nowadays, but individuals and businesses still need to access local services. I do…”

“In your speech, Patricia, you referred to the levies in France and Germany. Do they only apply to subscription streamers, and not video-sharing platforms like YouTube?”

“I need to declare an interest as the recently elected chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the BBC. I want to talk a little bit about financial support. Patricia, you proposed an extra uplift in the tax credit for culturally relevant children’s content. Can you talk to us about what you want to achieve with th…”

“How do you know that? What assessment have you made of the attractiveness of the UK in that context?”

“You mentioned that in the enhanced incentive for independent film. Are you aware of any work that’s going on to assess the impact of that?”

“Presumably, you have had some discussions about this proposal with Treasury or DCMS. What response have you had, if any?”

“Do any of those have some sort of culturally influential criteria?”

“I want to talk about the Young Audiences Content Fund a little bit, because, in the course of our inquiry, we have had a large number of people saying that it is a great idea and being quite enthusiastic about some form of Young Audiences Content Fund. Why is the BBC maybe less enthusiastic about it?”

“Patricia, in your speech to the Children’s Media Summit, you said, “Platforms that succeed with children must share responsibility and invest accordingly”.”

“You are calling for them, presumably, to provide some up-front finance, and which specific platforms are you referring to there?”

“Presumably, it supports some type of YAC fund if it was paid for by the video-sharing platforms and international streamers.”