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Speeches by Foxcroft.

Every Hansard contribution by Vicky Foxcroft this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.

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DateDebate & contributionWords
19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

To Pat first, the British Broadcasting Challenge has made a number of proposals for a new approach to funding. What is the difference between those proposals and the household levy that operates in some European countries?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

I will declare an interest: before I was an MP, I worked for a trade union for over a decade. You were saying that it is too complicated to make sure that workers are on boards. Actually, it does not need to be as complex. There are ways of having discussions with the trade unions about who that might be. There are als

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

That is really interesting. I also define myself as someone from a working-class background, rather than saying I am still working class. In terms of what might be able to happen, what do you think the BBC can do to support working-class people to enter the creative industries?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

You are touching on the finances, which are obviously important in making sure this work is funded. But outside of the finances, are there other areas where they could improve? Let’s pretend that they are not going to make lots of cuts.

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

No.

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

Does anyone know when the technology will be ready to enable the BBC to withhold access to the services from a household that has not paid the licence?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

I did quite a lot of work with European works councils in particular, and with Barclays, which had lots of workers on boards and stuff. I think you can find and agree mechanisms for feedback and so forth that ensure that such obscurity does not take place. There needs to be the will in the first place, and then you wor

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

To Pat first, the British Broadcasting Challenge has made a number of proposals for a new approach to funding. What is the difference between those proposals and the household levy that operates in some European countries?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

You are touching on the finances, which are obviously important in making sure this work is funded. But outside of the finances, are there other areas where they could improve? Let’s pretend that they are not going to make lots of cuts.

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

How can the charter be used to improve the balance of those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds? What opportunities do we have?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

Does anyone know when the technology will be ready to enable the BBC to withhold access to the services from a household that has not paid the licence?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

Can you imagine the BBC, or at least some part of its services, being funded by adverts or subscriptions?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

I am sorry, but my questions are mainly aimed at James as well. In your experience, is the BBC getting better at representing people from diverse backgrounds, and particularly working-class backgrounds? Because that is the focus of this section, it might be helpful if you describe what you mean by working-class backgro

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

I am sorry, but my questions are mainly aimed at James as well. In your experience, is the BBC getting better at representing people from diverse backgrounds, and particularly working-class backgrounds? Because that is the focus of this section, it might be helpful if you describe what you mean by working-class backgro

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

How can the charter be used to improve the balance of those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds? What opportunities do we have?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

I will declare an interest: before I was an MP, I worked for a trade union for over a decade. You were saying that it is too complicated to make sure that workers are on boards. Actually, it does not need to be as complex. There are ways of having discussions with the trade unions about who that might be. There are als

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

That is really interesting. I also define myself as someone from a working-class background, rather than saying I am still working class. In terms of what might be able to happen, what do you think the BBC can do to support working-class people to enter the creative industries?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

No.

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

Can you imagine the BBC, or at least some part of its services, being funded by adverts or subscriptions?

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19 May 2026Culture, Media and Sport Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 140)

I did quite a lot of work with European works councils in particular, and with Barclays, which had lots of workers on boards and stuff. I think you can find and agree mechanisms for feedback and so forth that ensure that such obscurity does not take place. There needs to be the will in the first place, and then you wor

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MethodEach row is one contribution (intervention or speech). Word count from the official text.