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HANSARDHeritage Sector: Impact of Spending ReviewI want to pay tribute to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the way she conducted the spending review. In the words of Diana Ross, she reached out and touched our Department with…03 Jul 2025HANSARDSpace WeatherIt is a delight to see you in your place, Mr Turner, and to take part in this debate. Given the weather we have been having, it is somewhat ironic that we are worrying about space…02 Jul 2025HANSARDCulture, Media and Sport…The right hon. Gentleman is also absolutely right to refer to Terence. His report was an essential part of changing the landscape in this country and making sure that financial…30 Jun 2025HANSARDCulture, Media and Sport…The right hon. Gentleman is also absolutely right to refer to Terence. His report was an essential part of changing the landscape in this country and making sure that…30 Jun 2025HANSARDScience and Innovation FundingThe Chancellor has announced that the Government’s research and development spending plans go through to 2029-30 and that our R&D budget is rising from £13.9 billion in 2025-26 to…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh-speed InternetThe Secretary of State is in Singapore celebrating 60 years of diplomacy between our countries and drumming up investment, so I am afraid you have the deputies today, Mr Speaker.…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHigh-speed InternetFunnily enough, the statistics in the hon. Member’s constituency are better than the national average—just very slightly, by a smidgen—but I am very happy to meet him. More…25 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Legislative ProposalsAs soon as we have legislative proposals on AI, we will introduce them to the House and let the right hon. Member know in the usual way.25 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Legislative ProposalsThe right hon. Member has become terribly Eeyore-ish of late—he has been eating too many thistles, I think. The truth of the matter is that this is a really good idea. It is only…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth Science and InnovationFrom the development of vaccines to the discovery of the structure of DNA, British medical innovation has played a fundamental role in changing the lives of people globally and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth Science and InnovationGavi, the Vaccine Alliance is absolutely essential, not only for other countries in the world, where we have managed to save many lives by introducing vaccines, but for UK…25 Jun 2025HANSARDHealth Science and InnovationYes, indeed. When I was talking about the creative industries sector plan as part of the industrial strategy last week, exactly the same point was made. Belfast is obviously a…25 Jun 2025HANSARDDigital Inclusion: Southend East and RochfordMy hon. Friend makes a strong point: we need digital inclusion for every community. If we are going to have a digital Government, we need to have a digital nation, and we cannot…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are completely and utterly not complacent, and we are determined to ensure that creators are remunerated for their work. We would never surrender other people’s labour to a…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the issues that is undoubtedly at the heart of AI and copyright is how we ensure that the policy we advocate in the UK works with other countries’ around the world. I…25 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Legislative ProposalsBoth the Under-Secretary of State and I have been remiss in not congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah) on her…25 Jun 2025HANSARDScience and Innovation FundingOne really important part of the industrial strategy we published on Monday and the sector plans within it is that we identified a problem many people in the UK face, which is…25 Jun 2025HANSARDRural Mobile CoverageI have been very keen to ensure that the withdrawal of the PSTN—which is being done because it is necessary, as the copper system is not working any more and is more fallible—does…25 Jun 2025HANSARDScience and Innovation FundingMy hon. Friend is right that it is a brilliant project, and it is precisely the kind of thing the UK excels at: we manage to get the private sector working with Government and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDRural Mobile CoverageRural mobile coverage just is not good enough, which is why we have committed all the money needed to complete the shared rural network, with new masts coming online every month.…25 Jun 2025