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HANSARDUnited States Film TariffFirst, may I, on a co-operative note, say that one reason we have a very strong film and high-end television sector in the UK is the joint policy, adopted across several years by…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I want to knock on the head the idea that any Government Minister thinks that the creative industries are Luddites. As I said in the debate in Westminster Hall—I know that the…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Yes.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am sorry, but I said that in my speech, and I have said it several times in several debates previously.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]That is not intentional. It is exactly the same level of granularity that we will go into in our reporting.07 May 2025HANSARDUnited States Film TariffThat is a very fair point; I am happy to do that.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]We are opposing the amendment and are not intending to introduce similar legislation. As I said, data accuracy is important. That is equally true for any data used in a digital…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am terribly sorry, but I do need to crack on because I have very little time. I have not yet mentioned new clause 21 and amendments 39 and 40. Let me start by saying that the…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member makes a fair point.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Personally, I am in favour of doing something about personality rights, but it is one of the things that is in the consultation, to which will we respond. It is one of the things…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]No.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Yes.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I do not resile from my views just because I have become a Minister, just as the right hon. Member did not when he became a Minister. He makes an important set of points. I do…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]By its nature, enforcement would have to be compulsory, but we are running ahead of ourselves, because nobody has actually come up with a system that has an enforcement mechanism.…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]No, I have not—my hon. Friend has not missed anything. Obviously, we want to respond as soon as possible, but we have 11,500 consultation responses to consider. Some issues have…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Obviously, a series of different things will happen. We will have to respond to the consultation at some point, and I guess that the Culture, Media and Sport Committee will want…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I thought that that might engender something.07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I know, but she is wonderful, so we will let her—or you will let her, Madam Deputy Speaker. This is a really important point. Surely it cannot be impossible for us to find a…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Lady just let me finish this paragraph, because it might read better in Hansard ? Actually, I have now added that bit, so it is ruined, and I might as well give way…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I do not think the amendments do offer that, because I do not think they work. We need to legislate in the round, as I say, and not piecemeal. I point out to the hon. Member that…07 May 2025