Adjournment debate on Thursday, 3 February 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Sarwar. The answering member was John Penrose.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 522 c1151-8
Session: 2010-12
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Sarwar | 522 c1153 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister give way?; John Penrose | 522 c1153 (Link to this contribution) I will, although I have hardly got started.; Lord Sarwar | 522 c1152-3 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for staying for the debate. I agree wholeheartedly with his comments. Indepen...; John Penrose | 522 c1153 (Link to this contribution) Let me begin by apologising for the absence of the handsome and talented Under-Secretary of State fo...; John Penrose | 522 c1153-4 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that that is a kind and heartfelt invitation, but I suspect that it may have come rather l...; Lord Sarwar | 522 c1153 (Link to this contribution) Given that the other Minister is currently in Scotland, he might like to extend his visit to Glasgow...; Lord Sarwar | 522 c1151-2 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the chance to speak about an issue that is of great importance to the city of Glas...; Ian Murray | 522 c1152 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate on Scottish television. It is a sham...; Tom Greatrex | 522 c1154 (Link to this contribution) I realise that this is not the Minister's direct brief, but does he appreciate that the point made b...; John Penrose | 522 c1155 (Link to this contribution) I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's logic, but the burden of what PACT has said is that the danger of ...; Ian Murray | 522 c1155 (Link to this contribution) On PACT's point about the sector in Scotland being characterised by small production companies, the ...; John Penrose | 522 c1156 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman advances the argument that only STV has the scale to achieve the kind of programm...; Lord Sarwar | 522 c1156 (Link to this contribution) In our discussions with Channel 4, we found that it has set a target of increasing its spending on t...; John Penrose | 522 c1157-8 (Link to this contribution) I do not deny that there were consultation submissions in favour—that is absolutely correct. What I ...; Lord Sarwar | 522 c1157 (Link to this contribution) The Minister is rightly quoting those who participated in the consultation process, but is he willin...; John Penrose | 522 c1155 (Link to this contribution) I plan to deal with some of the remarks made by PACT later in my speech. I am sure that the hon. Gen...
Subjects: Commercial broadcasting Employment Glasgow Staff Scottish Television
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