Buckinghamshire County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill [Lords]

Debate between Peter Bottomley and Cheryl Gillan

Tuesday 9th September 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Gillan]

I am grateful to the Minister for that helpful little ray of sunshine in our debate.

[Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con)]

I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the way in which she is setting out the case for the Bill. As someone who has lived in a home where filming takes place on the road once or twice a year, I have never yet heard a neighbour complain if they have been given reasonable notice, which is to be expected, and if the time of filming is limited to hours or even days.

[Mrs Gillan]

I am grateful for that helpful intervention and I think that the people of Buckinghamshire feel exactly the same. Indeed, people are always delighted to see our towns, villages and streets on screen not only in some of our wonderful television productions, but as locations in big feature films. The Bill also offers protections.