Speeches by Jarvis.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I recognise that the aim of the combined mayoral authority is to devolve more powers from central Government to a more local level. The Liberal Democrats believe that powers should be devolved to local bodies as far as possible, and the statutory instrument is …”

“How much do you think these crises around editorial standards at the BBC affect the degree of trust that the public have in the BBC?”

“Do you think the BBC faces enough accountability when it makes editorial mistakes?”

“How much do you think these crises around editorial standards at the BBC affect the degree of trust that the public have in the BBC?”

“Thinking about recent controversies, such as the Gaza documentary, the “Panorama” programme on Trump, Glastonbury or the Gregg Wallace situation, why do you think that these incidents always become a crisis for the BBC?”

“Do you think the BBC faces enough accountability when it makes editorial mistakes?”

“Thinking about recent controversies, such as the Gaza documentary, the “Panorama” programme on Trump, Glastonbury or the Gregg Wallace situation, why do you think that these incidents always become a crisis for the BBC?”

“Do you think the BBC is held to a higher standard on news than other broadcasters?”

“Do you think the charter should be used to give the BBC a greater role in countering disinformation and polarisation?”

“Good morning to you both. The BBC’s first public purpose is: “To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them.” Marina, last year we had a session with Tim Davie where I raised the number of appearances Reform had had on “Question Time”, which seemed disproporti…”

“Do you think the BBC is held to a higher standard on news than other broadcasters?”

“Do you think the charter should be used to give the BBC a greater role in countering disinformation and polarisation?”

“Good morning to you both. The BBC’s first public purpose is: “To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them.” Marina, last year we had a session with Tim Davie where I raised the number of appearances Reform had had on “Question Time”, which seemed disproporti…”

“What is the Government’s plan to ensure the UK has a competitive offer to continue to host major international sporting, cultural and business events?”

“One witness told us that an event decided to move from the UK to Barcelona last year, citing the reasons as mainly Brexit bureaucracy and that it was too difficult and expensive. We have heard a lot about red tape and the impact on cultural touring and so on. What are the Government doing to address these concerns?”

“Good morning to you. Eastleigh is one of the towns competing for Town of Culture, and I am very proud of that. Thinking about competitiveness, given how important major events are to our economy and growth, is it not incredibly disappointing that the UK is ranked 113th out of 119 countries for price competitiveness for…”

“Are you currently working on any mutual recognition agreements with the EU for events?”

“What engagement do DCMS and the Home Office have around visas for events? That is something that has come up in my constituency, where we have a really well-known cricket ground and players have had difficulties getting visas to come over.”

“There is obviously an impact on local communities, which is incredibly important. It would be good to see some sort of plan of action to make this happen.”

“My office deals with hundreds of Child Maintenance Service cases. In one case, a mum applied to the CMS in June last year and was initially awarded just over £100. She applied for a mandatory reconsideration and the figure was increased. However, the increased payments have still not been made, and she is experiencing …”