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HANSARD Pride MonthI will come on in a moment to some of the problems that I think we have, but when I was first elected as a Member of Parliament, there were still many laws in this country that…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI am really grateful that the right hon. Gentleman has raised that point, and it is good that it is a point of agreement across the whole House. There was a time when large…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthI think the hon. Gentleman is giving way to me, but, yes, I said that it would be in this Session of Parliament, which is a pretty clear timeline.23 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I see that I am getting a slight nod from the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee about the prospect of our meeting to sort out a way forward on that. I will say a few…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their amendment 49F and proposes, in lieu of the Lords Amendment, amendment (a) to Commons amendment…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Okay, although my hon. Friend was not here earlier.10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]We have said from the very beginning that transparency is absolutely key to our ability to deliver the package that we would like to put together, and I do not resile from that,…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]In the end, the single most important compromise will be between the AI sector and the creative industries sector. That is the bit that we need to negotiate over the next few…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Before I do, I will say that because my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch is the Chair of the Liaison Committee, I wonder if it would be useful if she and I…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am about to come to that—my hon. Friend has a faster timeline than I have. There is of course expertise in Parliament, which is why I commit today that the Government will…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman knows that I am not going to do that. He also knows that the enforcement of copyright law is not a matter for Government because it is not the Government…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I completely agree with the last point that my hon. Friend makes. Scrutiny of Government legislation through the proper processes in either this House or the other House—or…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I feel told off, Madam Deputy Speaker, but thank you very much. I have been told off for talking too long, for talking too short, for going too fast and for going too slow. My…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a few comments, because it is important to respond to some of the questions that have been asked. Two of my hon.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I thought that might happen.10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Even to you.10 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I will give way first to the hon. Member for Gosport, and then to the right hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon (Sir Julian Smith).03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I will just finish this point, if the hon. Lady will allow me. In addition, we are still working through a huge number of consultation responses. To prescribe a draft Bill in…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]And I want to be able to sit down as soon as I possibly can, but I am being prevented from doing so.03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Of course, I understand the demand for us to act as swiftly as we possibly can, and that is our intention. One could argue that introducing a draft Bill, which would then be…03 Jun 2025