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Peter Fortune MP: speeches

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  • 8 Sept 2026 · Media Green Paper · Hansard source
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    I want to come in on the matter of trust. One of the most trusted media or news sources is local media, with 42 million readers a week. I never miss an opportunity to say that the News Shopper is great. Does my right hon. Friend think that this is an opportunity for the BBC, which has done some great work with the local democracy reporting service, to enhance its effective work with local media so that we do not lose that trusted local news source?

  • 1 Sept 2026 · Science Facilities and Laboratories · Hansard source
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    I commend the hon. Lady on securing this debate. I share her passion for physics, although I make this point objectively: some of the proposed £160 million-plus reduction in funding will reduce the ability of younger people to learn a passion for physics. That is something we can all get together to encourage the Government to look at again.

  • 1 Sept 2026 · Science Facilities and Laboratories · Hansard source
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    The issue underlying a lot of this is the £160 million saving. My understanding is that that saving has come about because a previous agreement to match expanding costs for research has been reversed. Perhaps the Minister could tell me, or could ask the relevant Minister to let me know, who took the decision not to match those costs, which has resulted in the need for £160 million of savings.

  • 1 Sept 2026 · UK Financial Services · Hansard source
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    I agree with many of the hon. Member’s potential solutions to increase investment. Does he agree with the Treasury’s assessment that the Financial Ombudsman Service is not fit for purpose? Does he agree with the Opposition’s suggestions that a new independent body to replace the Financial Ombudsman Service would probably increase legal certainty and encourage investment into the UK?

  • 8 Jul 2026 · Draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 · Hansard source
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    What reassurance do we have that these savings will be passed on to customers, rather than just going towards the companies’ bottom line?

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