Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 21 Jul 2021
Channel 4: Privatisation
"I am secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group, so naturally, when this issue came up again, I sought a meeting with those at the NUJ and talked with them about their views, and they consulted their members. I think we are all in the same position: we …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 14 Jun 2021
Football Governance
"Ms Elliott, you have a succession of Liverpool supporters, I am afraid. I am a member of the Spirit of Shankly supporters club. We are currently in discussions with the club about the role that supporters will play. I can say to my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jun 2021
Safety of Journalists
"I speak as the secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group. I pay tribute to the work of the NUJ here in the UK, led by its general secretary Michelle Stanistreet and president Sian Jones, and to the work of the International Federation of Journalists to protect journalists …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Online Anonymity and Anonymous Abuse
"I am the secretary of the National Union of Journalists parliamentary group, and on behalf of the NUJ, I wish to refer to the particular vulnerability of journalists, and the unprecedented virulence and level of the abuse, threats and harassment that takes place online. Even after the experience of a …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Mar 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
"Let me thank and congratulate the Chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee and my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff West (Kevin Brennan) for how they have jointly championed the sector on a cross-party basis. They have raised the issues of the lack of support for freelancers, …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"This is a shameful Budget. On International Women’s Day, whether you are a mother in a food bank queue in Britain struggling to feed your children or a mother of a child in Yemen, this heartless Chancellor is turning his back on your suffering. It is shameful because of the …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Mar 2021
Covid-19: Cultural and Entertainment Sectors
"I pay tribute to Equity, the Public and Commercial Services Union, the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union and all those trade unions that have worked so hard throughout the pandemic to ensure that their members are properly represented and that the plight of the workers in the cultural sector …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st July 2020
Asked by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to allow the re-opening of tenpin bowling centres as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston
- Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Physical activity facilities play a crucial role in supporting adults and children to be active. From 1 August, we will reopen bowling alleys.
The Government is committed to reopening leisure facilities and visitor attractions, including bowling alleys, as soon as it is safe to do so. The Sport Working Group and the Visitor Economy Working Group both feed into the Cultural Renewal Taskforce, and ensure strong sector and expert support for the co-development of guidance. This will help ten pin bowling alleys become Covid-19 Secure and re-open as early as possible.
As with all aspects of the Government’s response to Covid-19, our decisions will continue to be based on scientific evidence and public health assessments.
Written Question
Thursday 19th June 2014
Asked by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of diversity in employment in public and private sectors of the media industry.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Promoting greater equality of opportunity in the workforce is a matter the Government takes seriously. The Government is actively engaging with leading organisations in the media industry who are working together through the Creative Diversity Network to help address the under-representation of ethnic minorities in that sector. The industry will outline the steps it intends to take at a roundtable event in early July. Equality data monitoring is among a number of issues that will be discussed. In addition, Ofcom has a number of duties relating to equality of opportunity, as set out in the Communications Act 2003. These include requiring all UK licensed radio and television broadcasters' licences to have in place arrangements for promoting equal opportunities in employment on the basis of gender, race and disability, and to review those arrangements with regard to any relevant guidance published by Ofcom.
Written Question
Thursday 19th June 2014
Asked by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department plans to take to improve equality monitoring of employment within the media industry; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Promoting greater equality of opportunity in the workforce is a matter the Government takes seriously. The Government is actively engaging with leading organisations in the media industry who are working together through the Creative Diversity Network to help address the under-representation of ethnic minorities in that sector. The industry will outline the steps it intends to take at a roundtable event in early July. Equality data monitoring is among a number of issues that will be discussed. In addition, Ofcom has a number of duties relating to equality of opportunity, as set out in the Communications Act 2003. These include requiring all UK licensed radio and television broadcasters' licences to have in place arrangements for promoting equal opportunities in employment on the basis of gender, race and disability, and to review those arrangements with regard to any relevant guidance published by Ofcom.