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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think my hon. Friend asked what steps I am taking to promote dance. Well, it takes two to tango, and we are working with the Department for Education to try to ensure that…22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. One of the things that worries me about the creative industries in the UK is that often the only people who conceive of them as a possible…22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, and if the hon. Member sends me a link, I will contribute myself.22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFor a start, we will have that debate this afternoon. I am determined that through this whole process we will get to a place where creators of every different kind, whether in…22 May 2025HANSARDUK Artists Touring the EUI was absolutely delighted that the Prime Minister’s EU-UK deal included a direct reference to the importance of touring artists and cultural exchange. I have already been in…22 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member must have missed several of the debates in which I expressly said that I did not think there was any uncertainty about the law as it presently stands.22 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is a bit transporty for me. First, the best ice cream in Britain is produced in the Rhondda by Subzero, and I am happy to have a contest with the hon. Member any day of the…22 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]And fashion.22 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasThat is precisely what Project Gigabit is designed to do. That is what we are doing, and it has been a significant investment already. I am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman has…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasI am very grateful for the last bit of that, because the right hon. Lady reminds me that I need to talk to my colleagues in DESNZ about that. It is not directly my responsibility…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasWell, you often do give advice, Mr Stuart, but that is another matter. We will have to take this conversation elsewhere, because I am not sure whether that is a Project…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasWe have looked at satellite provision. The difficulty is that there is not much of it left. It is already pretty occupied and it is quite expensive. There are other options as…21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasI will, although I granted the hon. Lady permission to speak earlier.21 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasMr Stuart, what a delight to see you in the Chair. I congratulate the hon. Member for Frome and East Somerset (Anna Sabine) on securing the debate. She probably should have…21 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I completely agree with everything my hon. Friend said, and I can give that guarantee. Interestingly, when we started this process after the general election, the first…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am afraid the hon. Gentleman is in a queue. It is quite a long queue, and it seems to be getting longer.14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am afraid that I will repeat what I just said. First, in the consultation we introduced a package of measures and it hinged on the issue of whether we can deliver not only for…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]As I am sure my hon. Friend is aware, the US system of fair use is different from the UK’s—ours goes back to 1709, with the first of our copyright Acts, and it has been very…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am honestly failing to understand the point the right hon. Gentleman is making. The Bill is not and has never been intended to deal with the kind of issue he is referring to. As…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I probably ought to give way first to the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, and then to the hon. Gentleman.14 May 2025