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HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesWell, I am “All Cried Out” that I was not on my hon. Friend’s list of national treasures. He makes a very important point. We need to ensure that these changes apply across the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesI am not sure whether he is intending to buy it himself. Of course, many acts have appeared on the pier over the years. My hon. Friend makes the point again about the importance…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesIt is good to see my hon. Friend in his place. I gather that the pier is for sale—22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need to ensure that the new measures are implemented. As I say, I do not want to undermine confidence in that, because I do not want to give…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesOh dear, the hon. Gentleman is worse than me. [ Interruption. ] Oh yes he is—and it’s not even panto season yet! [ Interruption. ] He has a very moderate tie, though. It is…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesYes, and I commend Acoustic Couch. I have not visited, but I am sure an invitation will be on its way very soon. We want to preserve as many of our small music venues as we…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesI commend Mr Wardrobe, who has made the room where it happens musically. I commend all music teachers. I remember when I was at school, our music teacher decided that the boys’…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesThe one bit we have not been able to address is the amount of money that goes from the streamers themselves directly to the record labels. That is an international settlement, so…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesYes, I am more Wet Leg than Oasis as well.22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesThe argument for doing this is partly because all musicians simply do not earn enough to make a living. That is the truth of the matter. Having 12 million streamings might equate…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesThe point I made about the remuneration of musicians, and all forms of artists, applies equally to streaming and to AI. The Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport and…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesI am grateful for the comments about my tie. I would say that it is understated compared to some of the other ties I have worn, so I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for what she said about Dickon. He was really very helpful at Universal in the process of getting us to this place, particularly on the issue of…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesI think the hon. Member is in danger of becoming a national treasure herself. [ Interruption. ] Oh, I see that I have not united the House on that, but— [ Interruption. ] The…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesFirst of all, can I wish—was it Big Huge New Circle? [ Interruption. ] Yes, Big Huge New Circle. So we have got it in Hansard three times now. I will take my fee later—10%…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesIncidentally, I see that the former shadow Secretary of State is here, the right hon. Member for Daventry (Stuart Andrew), now shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Streaming: Label-led PrinciplesAnd now for something completely different. With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement about the Government’s progress with industry on the remuneration of…22 Jul 2025HANSARDDigital Infrastructure Deployment: GrowthThe Government are committed to unlocking the barriers to telecoms deployment across the United Kingdom, as outlined in the recently published 10-year infrastructure strategy by…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Information Commissioner’s Office: RelocationThe ICO went through a thorough process. It had to gain approval at the end of that process, although it had been speaking to the Cabinet Office from the very beginning. That is…16 Jul 2025HANSARD Information Commissioner’s Office: RelocationI am afraid it would cost £2.4 million more to stay in Wilmslow than it would to move. All the right hon. Lady’s statistics are purely imaginary and speculative, and therefore…16 Jul 2025