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HANSARD Media BillI cannot say whether I would support an amendment until I have seen it, but despite a specific mention of “Gaelic-language content” in the briefing note on the King’s Speech,…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillThe Father of the House is quite right to draw attention to the Voice of the Listener and Viewer—I believe that organisation is on my call list, so I will chase that up following…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillAs the Secretary of State knows, I welcome the introduction of this important and long-overdue Bill. I start by making her an offer: I will work with her on a cross-party basis to…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillInteresting. The hon. Gentleman obviously appreciates the importance of tidying up. Sadly, I fear that the importance of children’s TV has been lost in the Bill. There has been a…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, although I think it was probably addressed to the Secretary of State. I agree with him on the importance of S4C, as I am sure we all…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware of work done by the Children’s Media Foundation and I am pleased to note his point. A great concern of mine is that all children’s…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I apologise to the House for neglecting to mention at the start of my remarks that I have recently accepted hospitality totalling £345 from…21 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative SectorThat is just not good enough. Thanks to the resilience and hard work of those in the creative industries, they are growing faster than many others, but it is people who make the…16 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative SectorPeople working in the creative industries have been completely let down by the Tories, including on real concerns about the impact of AI. The Government have not responded to the…16 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business, but I am disappointed that two pieces of important House business seem to be missing. First, there was no mention of…20 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?20 Jul 2023HANSARDAll-party Parliamentary GroupsI rise to support the motion. I must confess that I was a little taken aback at the brevity of the Minister’s speech, but the points he made were absolutely right. We are here to…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityI rise to support the motion in the name of the Leader of the House, and to say that Dame Laura Cox has brought a great deal to this House. She has challenged us; she has worked…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. The Leader of the House did not announce a date for the debate and vote on the House of Commons Commission’s proposal…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Lady. Over the past few years, the Conservative party has dragged the reputation of this House through the mud and left it festering in…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI said that it amounted to a co-ordinated campaign, and it did. Every single one of those examples adds up, encouraging others—members of the public and other politicians—to take…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThe Committee was open to the Members concerned making their representations to the Committee in the proper way, and they did not do so. The Committee published a report last…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. A cursory glance at the Standing Orders of this place would have informed those Members of that. I do want to take a small moment to put…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI have to remind the hon. Gentleman that we are all bound by the same code of conduct, and that includes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister found time last week to comment on…10 Jul 2023