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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Mar 2022
Russia’s Attack on Ukraine

"I warmly commend the Secretary of State for the statement that she made earlier and on the tears that she was pouring out over journalists such as Clive Myrie, who are doing a fabulous job. I hope she will not be cross with me now—she likes being cross with me—but …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Jan 2022
BBC Funding

"I wish the Secretary of State would stop with the crocodile tears about the cost-of-living crisis, because £159 is a lot of money, particularly for my constituents, but it happens to be exactly the same amount, on average, as they will pay in extra national insurance from April this year. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 17 Nov 2021
Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill

"That’s not true!..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 17 Nov 2021
Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill

"Before the right hon. Gentleman finishes, I wonder whether he might like to correct the record? The Laughing Cavalier is not actually laughing at all; he is simply smiling. That name is a 19th century invention. It would be better to go back to the original title...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Mar 2021
Concussion in Sport

"I am good at clearing the Chamber, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Let me start with a couple of quotations:

“I felt like there was a rage inside me boiling up and I just needed to get it out. On one occasion, I lit the grill and forgot about it, even though …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Mar 2021
Concussion in Sport

"One of my anxieties is that some sports are nervous about sharing because they think that there are legal cases coming, and they do not want to reveal their hand. We need to create a space in which they can do that with safe harbour...."
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Written Question
Museums and Galleries: Coronavirus
Monday 8th March 2021

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish the evidence behind the Government's decision to allow aquaria and galleries that sell art to open as early as April 2021, but not museums and galleries.

Answered by Caroline Dinenage

  • The government published the roadmap on 22 February, which sets out a step-by-step plan to ease restrictions in England cautiously.

  • The design of the roadmap has been informed by the latest scientific evidence and seeks a balance between our key social and economic priorities, whilst preserving the health and safety of the country. The scientific evidence shows that opening too early or too quickly risks a further lockdown.

  • Under the roadmap, we seek to reopen outdoor elements of museums and galleries and aquariums in Step 2 (no earlier than 12th April), with indoor elements at these attractions opening at Step 3 (no earlier than 17th May).

  • Commercial art galleries can reopen in Step 2, when restrictions on non-essential retail are lifted.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

"I feel a bit sorry for the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), only knowing one queen. I have known quite a few in my time; some of them have even been members of royal families. One of the great changes that has happened during this Queen’s reign …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Professional and Amateur Sport: Government Support

"I am all for common-sense measures to restrict the transmission of coronavirus in sporting activities, including among the young, but is the Minister as perplexed as I am by the decision of the Welsh Rugby Union to say that junior, youth and mini teams will not be training at all …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2020
UK Telecommunications

"Basically, the Government’s mobile telephony strategy is in tatters. What is particularly sad is that it was not only predictable; it was predicted, by dozens of Members of Parliament who kept saying to the Government that this was where we would get to in the end. I just wish they …..."
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