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We have seen some progress from the media, and especially from broadcasters, in this area. The top-quality coverage of our inspirational women in Sochi was absolutely tremendous, but of course more needs to be done.
We have seen some progress from the media, and especially from broadcasters, in this area. The top-quality coverage of our inspirational women in Sochi was absolutely tremendous, but of course more needs to be done.
What progress the Government Equalities Office has made on encouraging improved media coverage of women's sport.
I thank the Minister for that response. Has she had time to reflect on the links between media coverage and sponsorship, and does she not find it extraordinary, in the 21st century, that sponsorship of women’s sport pales into insignificance when compared with that of men’s sport?
I thank the Minister for that response. Has she had time to reflect on the links between media coverage and sponsorship, and does she not find it extraordinary, in the 21st century, that sponsorship of women’s sport pales into insignificance when compared with that of men’s sport?
My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is quite right that the level of women’s sport sponsorship deals is very low indeed, compared with all deals; it is at about 2%. Having top-level women’s sports events covered in the media will of course encourage companies to get involved. I congratulate Helena Morrissey and her company, Newton, on their smart decision to sponsor the women’s boat race.
My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is quite right that the level of women’s sport sponsorship deals is very low indeed, compared with all deals; it is at about 2%. Having top-level women’s sports events covered in the media will of course encourage companies to get involved. I congratulate Helena Morrissey and her company, Newton, on their smart decision to sponsor the women’s boat race.
My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. He is quite right that the level of women’s sport sponsorship deals is very low indeed, compared with all deals; it is at about 2%. Having top-level women’s sports events covered in the media will of course encourage companies to get involved. I congratulate Helena Morrissey and her company, Newton, on their smart decision to sponsor the women’s boat race.
I thank the Minister for that response. Has she had time to reflect on the links between media coverage and sponsorship, and does she not find it extraordinary, in the 21st century, that sponsorship of women’s sport pales into insignificance when compared with that of men’s sport?
Glasgow’s Commonwealth games will be a marvellous opportunity to highlight excellence in women’s sport, but regrettably, regional TV and radio coverage of women’s sport is woeful in this country. I would be grateful if the Minister confirmed whether she has made any representations to public service providers and commercial radio about the need for women’s sport to be covered in much more volume and detail.
Glasgow’s Commonwealth games will be a marvellous opportunity to highlight excellence in women’s sport, but regrettably, regional TV and radio coverage of women’s sport is woeful in this country. I would be grateful if the Minister confirmed whether she has made any representations to public service providers and commercial radio about the need for women’s sport to be covered in much more volume and detail.
The hon. Lady makes a good point. Women’s sport is one of my priorities, and visibility and coverage of women is key to so many things, including sponsorship. We have had a number of meetings with the media and print magazines. Sky and the BBC have certainly upped their game since the 2012 Olympics, through more coverage and dedicated sports programmes focusing on women. Female individuals such as Clare Balding and Barbara Slater are an important part of that process.
The hon. Lady makes a good point. Women’s sport is one of my priorities, and visibility and coverage of women is key to so many things, including sponsorship. We have had a number of meetings with the media and print magazines. Sky and the BBC have certainly upped their game since the 2012 Olympics, through more coverage and dedicated sports programmes focusing on women. Female individuals such as Clare Balding and Barbara Slater are an important part of that process.
The hon. Lady makes a good point. Women’s sport is one of my priorities, and visibility and coverage of women is key to so many things, including sponsorship. We have had a number of meetings with the media and print magazines. Sky and the BBC have certainly upped their game since the 2012 Olympics, through more coverage and dedicated sports programmes focusing on women. Female individuals such as Clare Balding and Barbara Slater are an important part of that process.
Glasgow’s Commonwealth games will be a marvellous opportunity to highlight excellence in women’s sport, but regrettably, regional TV and radio coverage of women’s sport is woeful in this country. I would be grateful if the Minister confirmed whether she has made any representations to public service providers and commercial radio about the need for women’s sport to be covered in much more volume and detail.
What progress the Government Equalities Office has made on encouraging improved media coverage of women's sport.
What progress the Government Equalities Office has made on encouraging improved media coverage of women's sport.
We have seen some progress from the media, and especially from broadcasters, in this area. The top-quality coverage of our inspirational women in Sochi was absolutely tremendous, but of course more needs to be done.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of local councillors who will resign as a result of new arrangements to allow the press and public to film local authority public meetings; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of local councillors who will resign as a result of new arrangements to allow the press and public to film local authority public meetings; and if he will make a statement.
None. Council meetings are public meetings which already can be reported by the press. We are merely reforming the access rules to allow the press and public to report such meetings through digital and social media. It will help bring greater awareness of the good work that councillors do for their local communities.
I would observe that the cause of openness in council meetings was championed by Margaret Thatcher, in her maiden speech to this House. As a backbencher, she successfully introduced a Private Members' Bill—the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960—to open up meetings to the press and public, spurred on by the practice of the print unions getting Labour councillors to kick out journalists from council meetings who had crossed picket lines.
While that the 1960 Act did not expressly permit filming, I note from perusing the Bill Committee Hansard that Mrs Thatcher was firmly of the view that broadcast journalists should have the same rights as other members of the press and public (Official Report, Standing Committee C, 13 April 1960). We are updating those analogue rights for a digital age.
That this House shares the widespread and continuing public concerns regarding the power of media barons in the events leading up to the Leveson report; notes that recent legislation gagging civil society groups has only served to amplify the voices of established news organisations, thereby distorting democratic debate; condemns the way in which groups such as benefit claimants, immigrants, women and environmental campaigners are routinely misrepresented in the media; believes that there should be urgent action to safeguard the right to independent and pluralistic information; further notes that a coalition of civil society organisations and professional bodies from throughout Europe has come together with the immediate purpose of running a European Citizens Initiative demanding action to ensure media pluralism; and therefore expresses its support for the UK Coalition on Media Pluralism which aims to open up a serious debate on the need to limit the concentration of media ownership and to increase the range of voices in the local and national media.
That this House shares the widespread and continuing public concerns regarding the power of media barons in the events leading up to the Leveson report; notes that recent legislation gagging civil society groups has only served to amplify the voices of established news organisations, thereby distorting democratic debate; condemns the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what recent representations he has received on filming of local authority public meetings by the media and members of the public; and if he will make a statement;
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what recent representations he has received on filming of local authority public meetings by the media and members of the public; and if he will make a statement;
We recently invited comments from the National Association of Local Councils and the Local Government Association and other key partners on a draft of regulations which make provision for members of the public to film any council meetings which are open to them. In the light of comments received, we are now finalising the draft regulations which we intend to lay before Parliament shortly. If approved, these regulations will ensure that councils open their doors to the digital age so that citizen journalists can film, blog, or tweet to hold their council to account.
(2) what consultation he has had with volunteers on parish councils and other local authorities on proposals to allow local authority public meetings to be filmed; and if he will make a statement.
Miss McIntosh:
(2) what consultation he has had with volunteers on parish councils and other local authorities on proposals to allow local authority public meetings to be filmed; and if he will make a statement.
Miss McIntosh:
We recently invited comments from the National Association of Local Councils and the Local Government Association and other key partners on a draft of regulations which make provision for members of the public to film any council meetings which are open to them. In the light of comments received, we are now finalising the draft regulations which we intend to lay before Parliament shortly. If approved, these regulations will ensure that councils open their doors to the digital age so that citizen journalists can film, blog, or tweet to hold their council to account.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to facilitate the interoperability of electronic media and music between different operating systems to prevent closed markets in this area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to facilitate the interoperability of electronic media and music between different operating systems to prevent closed markets in this area.
There are no plans to take such steps as consumers have the choice when buying digital media to purchase a tied format or one which can be used on other systems, and there is already increasing interoperability between systems. The market for electronic music and media is a global one and the Government is not able to take unilateral action that would facilitate greater interoperability of systems in the UK.
That this House deeply regrets that Newsquest Media Group intends to transfer the design and sub-editing for the Northern Echo (Darlington), Telegraph and Argus (Bradford) and the Press (York) to Newport, Wales; notes that the US-based owner Gannett paid £922 million for Newsquest in 1999, taking on the company's debt, leading to cutbacks and lack of investment in the local newspaper titles; further notes that the current plans represent de-skilling of the workforce and entail serious risks in the reduction of quality due to the loss of local knowledge and the vital connection with the local community; resolves to support members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) taking action to defend local journalism; and calls on the Government to convene urgent discussions with the NUJ and publishers to discuss how to encourage investment, decent pay and conditions essential for a thriving local press and also to develop an effective strategy for protecting local jobs and quality journalism.
That this House deeply regrets that Newsquest Media Group intends to transfer the design and sub-editing for the Northern Echo (Darlington), Telegraph and Argus (Bradford) and the Press (York) to Newport, Wales; notes that the US-based owner Gannett paid £922 million for Newsquest in 1999, taking on the company's debt,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received since 2010 from (a) the BBC and (b) other broadcasters about the Chinese Government's blocking of BBC television and radio content.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations he has received since 2010 from (a) the BBC and (b) other broadcasters about the Chinese Government's blocking of BBC television and radio content.
The BBC World Service has made no formal representations to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), nor formally requested our assistance, regarding Chinese Government blocking of BBC television and radio content. We are not aware of any other representations from other broadcasters.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conversations they have had with Mahmoud Abbas regarding incitement to violence by the media in the West Bank, particularly during the current peace negotiations.[HL4939]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conversations they have had with Mahmoud Abbas regarding incitement to violence by the media in the West Bank, particularly during the current peace negotiations.[HL4939]
The Government deplores incitement to hatred, discrimination or violence wherever it occurs and where specific instances occur in the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Israel, we raise our concerns with the Palestinian or Israeli authorities.
Where specific allegations relate to the media we have raised these with the relevant bodies, for example our Consulate-General in Jerusalem intervened successfully with the independent Palestinian press agency Ma’an to remove unacceptable material on their websites.
That this House notes the views of Frank La Rue, the UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, that the Terrorism Act and defence of national security must not be used as grounds for harassing journalists who investigate sensitive subjects such as human rights abuses; further notes the comments of the former Lord Chancellor, who was among those who brought in the Act, that the powers were intended to be used only against people who are, or who might be, terrorists; expresses concern about the abuse of Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in recent cases, including that of David Miranda, detained and questioned for collaborating with Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald to bring the information leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to public attention; expresses further concern that a UK journalist with the WikiLeaks team, Sarah Harrison, is in exile and has been advised by her lawyers that it is not safe to return home on the grounds that almost every story published on the GCHQ and NSA bulk spying programs falls under the UK Government's interpretation of the word terrorism; believes that Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 is being illegitimately used to undermine freedom of the press; and calls on the Government urgently to review the application of the Terrorism Act 2000 and guarantee that it is not used to intimidate or persecute national security journalists.
That this House notes the views of Frank La Rue, the UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, that the Terrorism Act and defence of national security must not be used as grounds for harassing journalists who investigate sensitive subjects such as human...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what broadcast media training he or ministers in his Department have undergone in the last 12 months; and what the total cost of such training was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what broadcast media training he or ministers in his Department have undergone in the last 12 months; and what the total cost of such training was.
Neither the Secretary of State for Health, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt), nor his Ministers have received broadcast media training in the last 12 months.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 20 November (WA 217–8), what were the criteria of approval regarding the Education Awareness Programme budget of £20 million allocated for 2012–15 and the total media campaign budget allocated to the Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation.[HL4268]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 20 November (WA 217–8), what were the criteria of approval regarding the Education Awareness Programme budget of £20 million allocated for 2012–15 and the total media campaign budget allocated to the Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation.[HL4268]
I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 20 Nov 2013 (Official Report, WA217 – 218)
The Mir Khalil ur Rahman (MKRF) provide DFID with quarterly expenditure reports. DFID does not fund MKRF to advertise in the United Kingdom or the United States of America.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 20 November (WA 217–8), what was the presentation of the Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation to the Department for International Development in respect of their application for the grant.[HL4269]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 20 November (WA 217–8), what was the presentation of the Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation to the Department for International Development in respect of their application for the grant.[HL4269]
I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 20 Nov 2013 (Official Report, WA217 – 218)
The Mir Khalil ur Rahman (MKRF) provide DFID with quarterly expenditure reports. DFID does not fund MKRF to advertise in the United Kingdom or the United States of America.