Speeches by Franklin.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank the right hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley (Louise Haigh) for securing this important debate. As we heard in her eloquent speech, the use of NDAs across all industries is far too prevalent, but I would like to focus my comments on the creative industr…”

“What would the top takeaways for you be on how you are going to use the Paralympics to improve your work as Channel 4 in this area of employing people with disabilities?”

“Moving to the transition from DTT to IPTV, what do you want as an organisation from that transition? What do you think the challenges for you as an organisation are potentially going to be?”

“Good morning. Thinking about the transition towards becoming a public service streamer, how do you anticipate this transformation will affect your operational costs?”

“Ending on a high. You have already talked a bit, Ian, about the Paralympics coverage in 2024—fantastic coverage. What has been the impact for Channel 4 of broadcasting the Paralympics?”

“You talked a bit about the virtual production centre in Wales. Clearly, that is a piece of learning that you have done around how to remove the barriers for disabled people working in the industry. Do you have any more reflections on how that has enabled you to understand that issue better? What are you doing to spread…”

“What steps are the Government taking to address diesel islands, which are sections of track without electrification such as those between Reading and my constituency, to support the decarbonisation of the transport sector and encourage the transition to cleaner rail travel?”

“T4. My constituent Sam serves in Afghanistan and suffers from PTSD. Although he is entitled to compensation, his condition has left him struggling with the forms and, 10 years on, he has been told that he can have only £600, when he is entitled to thousands. Can the Minister explain what steps are being taken to ensure…”

“Going back to the topic of families and staff, we all share the view that we are not just worried about ourselves, but our staff and our families because of direct or indirect threats and their witnessing what we go through. What can you do to respond to those concerns? Also, I want to plant a seed that we touched on i…”

“In many ways it is more challenging, so I would welcome some support on how to address that and protect families who are in that new phase of their lives. Do you have any thoughts on that?”

“In many ways it is more challenging, so I would welcome some support on how to address that and protect families who are in that new phase of their lives. Do you have any thoughts on that?”

“Going back to the topic of families and staff, we all share the view that we are not just worried about ourselves, but our staff and our families because of direct or indirect threats and their witnessing what we go through. What can you do to respond to those concerns? Also, I want to plant a seed that we touched on i…”

“Looking to the future, a massive shift will take place in the ’30s, moving to internet protocol television. A starter for 10 question: what are the BBC’s priorities when it comes to that transition to IPTV?”

“On that specifically, we have the whole conversation about funding for the BBC. Who do you see is responsible for paying for the interventions necessary to make sure that, as you put it, everyone comes on that journey together?”

“Thank you. There is a whole conversation around whether you continue to have DTT beyond 2034. If it had to continue for a period, what are the cost implications to you of providing that?”

“We have obviously had changes in that you can have your home address not published on the forms, but many candidates and agents are still publishing their home addresses. Can you shed some light on why addresses are still being published at elections? Would you support removing the option to publish them?”

“A lot of the stuff around getting social media platforms to take action themselves focuses on the big ones, but there are obviously these smaller, more niche ones that sometimes can be more problematic. Do you have any thoughts on the risks that those pose and how we might try to address them?”

“We have heard from you, and the other panel, about how stuff that starts online is moving into the physical, outside world, and vice versa. I am not going to dig into that in too much detail, because we have established that it is a thing, but how do you think that regulation of social media could be strengthened here …”

“Many in this room and previous candidates will have stood multiple times. They might well have divulged their personal address in the past, but even if they choose to make the change, the information is often still available after elections, if you go looking on the internet. Are you aware of that? Are there ways for i…”

“Among the suggestions we have seen was one about allowing PO boxes for that purpose. At the moment, that is not allowed; you cannot include a PO box. Is that a suitable alternative, given the issue that has been highlighted?”