Speeches by Nandy.

“We think that we have got the balance right between allowing advertising—which is incredibly important for the TV industry and for commercial broadcasters, including public service broadcasters that advertise, in a very challenging environment where advertising revenues have fallen, particularly during the pandemic whe…”

“In theory, of course you could. There was a huge debate about whether to bring in these measures. Our Government, and I think the previous Government, have had a lot of conversations with the industry about it and there has been a national debate around it. Governments don’t take these actions lightly. We are acutely a…”

“When he was appointed, the Health Secretary said that 75% of the work that is needed to help him meet the health mission is outside his Department and his remit. Much of it is in ours but it is also in the Department for Education and right across government. I recently met with the Secretary of State for Work and Pens…”

“We are looking at the Essex model, where you co-locate health services with sporting facilities. We are also looking at Empire Fighting Chance, the Bristol model, using the power of sport to engage with young people about other issues, including mental health and wellbeing. I have had early discussions with rugby leagu…”

“The sustainability of rugby union is something that we are looking very closely at and I have had some discussions, as has Minister Peacock, with the industry body to talk about what more we might do. I have not looked at that particular issue, to be honest, Caroline, but I will take that away and get the Department to…”

“I am due to meet Channel 5 shortly.”

“Yes, so it is something that will be on the agenda.”

“We think that we have broadly got the balance right at the moment in terms of listing, but we are aware that there are potentially issues coming down the line with streaming. The Department is looking closely at that. We want to get the balance right. We want to make sure that we sustain the sporting revenues that are …”

“It is a challenge; it is certainly a challenge that we recognise, but a number of public service broadcasters have been able to win rights. The deal that has been done on the Olympics is an example. Under the current regime, at least one of those channels must be offered the opportunity to air events as part of that de…”

“These things are always very contentious. Every single fans’ group that I have ever met has a very strong view about that. Football has to balance the need for global audiences with the need for fans to be able to attend and participate. In some ways, football is challenged by its own success, because not just men’s fo…”

“It genuinely depends on the balance between protecting revenues, making sure that we can still produce top-flight football in this country and making sure that fans are at the centre of the game. It is something that I have discussed with all the bodies you just named but it is a challenge for them because they have to…”

“I think the Lionesses are already doing a very good job of raising the profile of women’s sport. I think that the job of government is to take the dreams of those young girls who looked at their screens and saw young women who came from their own communities, who look and sound like this country, who are ordinary peopl…”

“One of the challenges, as you know, is that a lot of girls often get the later slots. We were talking about prominence with the public service broadcasters. There is a similar issue of girls often being the last in the queue to get access to facilities. The Minister is very keen that that should change.”

“The first thing we did was to host representatives of the sector in Downing Street for a roundtable and a reception with the Prime Minister to discuss how we form a better partnership with the charity sector. Under the last Labour Government we had a civil social compact—testing my memory now. I was in the charity sect…”

“It is a tough decision and I don’t want to pretend that for some charities there won’t be an impact; there will. The voluntary sector is used to spinning gold out of thread every single day. I will not say “we”; I am not in it any more, but that is what charities do. In discussions that Minister Peacock has had with th…”

“Like I said, we want a better partnership with them. From my point of view in government now, the value of charities is not just the work that they do directly with people; it is the research that they produce, it is how they inform policy, it is how they challenge and hold government to account. We are very keen that …”

“You will have to invite me sometime.”

“We are going through business planning at the moment so we have not made any final decisions about the shape of departmental funding. The Prime Minister was asked about this by the outgoing Leader of the Opposition recently in the House and he reiterated our strong support for cricket. It is on my agenda and it has com…”

“I came from the charity sector before I was elected to Parliament 14 years ago. I was at Centrepoint and then the Children’s Society. I am a huge supporter of the role that charities play in the UK. I think that they have been facing a double whammy over recent years because as well as their funding decreasing, they ha…”

“Yes, absolutely. We have already had some of those discussions with the video games industry, specifically around the reform of the apprenticeship levy. One of the challenges that we have had is that it did not work brilliantly for the creative industries as a whole, so we have been working with them to make sure that …”