Speeches by Franklin.

“4. What steps his Department is taking to support flood preparedness projects.”

“I thank the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) for securing this important debate. I find the statistics about what children remember of financial literacy education really sad. It is not that teachers do not want to provide the education but, as others have raised, there is stretched time in the cu…”

“Across my constituency of Guildford, the local flood forums work tirelessly, bringing together agencies and residents to address the growing concerns they have about flooding. Will the Minister provide detail on how the Government will ensure that constituencies like mine, which often miss out because they are semi-rur…”

“When I speak to residents across Guildford, they raise again and again their fear of the impact of debt, and the particular financial problems that we have in Surrey. Local organisations have raised again and again their worries about how those problems will affect their bottom line, and the funds that they need to ser…”

“You mentioned earlier that you have heard from industry about how it would like to see some of the tax credits expanded. We know about all the fantastic British films we have had in the past, but they are often slow burns. They do not kind of make it big in those first weeks in the cinema. Will the Government consider …”

“Do you think that cinemas could be doing more to programme films that tell distinctly British stories?”

“You mentioned earlier that you have heard from industry about how it would like to see some of the tax credits expanded. We know about all the fantastic British films we have had in the past, but they are often slow burns. They do not kind of make it big in those first weeks in the cinema. Will the Government consider …”

“Continuing on the theme of tax credits, we heard earlier from Ben about the general positivity towards them and how he would start to potentially measure their success. How do you think you evaluate success, and what are you hoping, generally, that the tax credits will achieve?”

“Jay, what other support do you think the Government could give to boost co-production, including through other interventions?”

“Do you think that cinemas could be doing more to programme films that tell distinctly British stories?”

“Good morning, Ben and Jay; it is lovely to meet you. I have a couple of questions about supporting co-productions. As a Committee, we have heard that there used to be a significant contribution from Creative Europe to co-production and that there have been calls from across the sector to rejoin Creative Europe. Ben, do…”

“Good morning, Ben and Jay; it is lovely to meet you. I have a couple of questions about supporting co-productions. As a Committee, we have heard that there used to be a significant contribution from Creative Europe to co-production and that there have been calls from across the sector to rejoin Creative Europe. Ben, do…”

“Continuing on the theme of tax credits, we heard earlier from Ben about the general positivity towards them and how he would start to potentially measure their success. How do you think you evaluate success, and what are you hoping, generally, that the tax credits will achieve?”

“Jay, what other support do you think the Government could give to boost co-production, including through other interventions?”

“I declare an interest, as I have received donations from Stellar Entertainment. My constituency of Guildford is a fantastic and varied creative hub for the south-east, and I could speak on the subject at length, but today I want to champion one of our great success stories and advocate for a fair deal for the UK’s fant…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for bringing the Bill to the House. It is so important that it almost feels like a no-brainer. Many of my residents share with me their frustration about trying to navigate the process of installing solar panels. There are questions about which provider to go with, how it works, and all the techn…”

“In 2023, the Lords Communications and Digital Committee found that 1.7 million households were without internet. Will the Secretary of State outline how the Government are working to ensure that no one is left behind by the forthcoming switchover to internet protocol television?”

“T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

“You mentioned a couple of times the fantastic talent we have here in the UK. I just wondered, do you think you, as a producer, have what you need at the moment in order to continue to develop that talent pool? You have talked about tax incentives. What is it that you are missing? What do you have? Talk us through it, p…”

“In terms of thinking about how we are training people up, the voluntary skills levy, obviously that plays a big role in that. Do you think it is enough? Do you think it should be compulsory?”