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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will happily meet the hon. Member, who makes a very good point. We have hundreds of museums and galleries across the country. Some of them receive funding directly from Arts…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is great to see my hon. Friend here. First, we want to ensure that more international movies and blockbusters are made in the UK, and we want to increase investment. With more…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with what my hon. Friend was about to say.17 Oct 2024HANSARDSecondary Ticketing and Dynamic PricingThe truth is that dynamic pricing has many different forms and some of them are good. For instance, early bird tickets benefit many people, as does buying last-minute tickets for…17 Oct 2024HANSARDSecondary Ticketing and Dynamic PricingWe want to put fans back at the heart of live events and we want to ensure that more of the revenues come to the creative industries. That is why we will be launching a…17 Oct 2024HANSARDCreative Industries: Artificial IntelligenceIt is absolutely essential that we protect intellectual property, which is one of the key things this country has to sell. We have already had two meetings with representatives…17 Oct 2024HANSARDCreative Industries: Artificial IntelligenceThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. Although some of the areas we are discussing are, of course, devolved, we want to make sure that the whole UK moves forward in the same…17 Oct 2024HANSARDCreative Industries: Artificial IntelligenceI am glad that my hon. Friend has raised this important issue that affects many people. In the words of Stephen Sondheim, “art isn’t easy,” and neither is the legislation in this…17 Oct 2024HANSARDCreative Industries: Artificial IntelligenceI have had many meetings with the creative industries, which have raised AI at every single one. I make it absolutely clear that human creativity deserves remuneration. Wherever…17 Oct 2024HANSARDVisitor LeviesDespite having been a Member of the Scottish Parliament, the hon. Gentleman does not seem to understand the basis of devolution. This is a matter for the Scottish Government to…17 Oct 2024HANSARDVisitor LeviesResponsibility for tourism levies is devolved, but we want to watch what happens in Scotland and Wales with close interest. One of my main hopes is to increase the number of…17 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical Questionsit seems — [ Interruption . ] It seems I have never been so popular! I am very happy to meet the hon. Lady, as she makes a serious point. We want every single part of this country…16 Oct 2024HANSARDUK Space SectorIt feels like I will be meeting everyone, but I am very happy to meet the right hon. Gentleman. Indeed, I am meeting Orbex later today, because an important point is that we have…16 Oct 2024HANSARDProject Gigabit: Chester South and EddisburyI do not see it as a divide between rural and urban, because there are urban issues as well as rural issues. The hon. Lady is absolutely right that the previous Government failed…16 Oct 2024HANSARDProject Gigabit: Chester South and EddisburyAs part of Project Gigabit, Freedom Fibre is delivering a contract to provide 15,000 homes and businesses across Cheshire, including in the hon. Lady’s constituency, with access…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMobile Phone Reception: BridgwaterWell, I note that the mobile signal seems to be working in here, which is unusual for the rest of the country. We have to get this right, because people cannot live without a…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMobile Phone Reception: BridgwaterThe most recent statistics, which are available for the old shape of the hon. Gentleman’s constituency, suggest that 97% of properties there have 4G connection. However, I am not…16 Oct 2024HANSARDUK Space SectorWe have already debated some of these issues, as the right hon. Gentleman knows, and he is right to stress that the UK space sector is one of our most important areas of possible…16 Oct 2024HANSARDProject Gigabit: Chester South and EddisburyI am happy to arrange the same kind of meeting with my hon. Friend as I offered to the hon. Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth). He is right that there are…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMobile Phone Reception: BridgwaterI welcome my hon. Friend to her place. She makes a really good point: as we take away the copper lines and move over to the new technology, which we need to do, it is absolutely…16 Oct 2024