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HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]If only I believed the Minister. I pick up the frustration in his tone, and I appreciate that this must be exhausting for him, because this is the fourth time that the Government…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for giving way again: he is being very generous. He has spoken about trying to bring the AI sector together with the creative industries. The last Government…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]rose —03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I think the Minister for giving way, but I think he is dancing on the head of a pin. The fact is that all legislation somehow binds those who are coming down the track, and others…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?03 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewMy constituents in Gosport will be keen for the Secretary of State to clarify two points. First, the line on page 105 about reconsidering “training estate needs” will concern…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I appreciate the tone in which the Secretary of State has started his speech. Ministers keep repeating a mantra about “the uncertainty” of what our copyright law says about AI…22 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]On that point, will the Secretary of State give way?22 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House may be aware that cheerleading is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK, and that it achieves the remarkable feat of keeping young girls engaged in…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewI welcome what the Secretary of State has said about female offenders, but I would like to know a little bit more. Hope Street in Hampshire, which offers residential alternatives…22 May 2025HANSARDUK-India Cultural Co-operation AgreementWhether it is Bollywood, Hollywood or Borehamwood, I am sure the Minister will agree that our British cultural and creative industries are our global economic superpower. While…22 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyMy hon. Friend is so popular. I am interested by how he is starting this debate, because it chimes with what I am hearing in my constituency, where venues such as pubs,…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyMay I just take my hon. Friend back to what he was saying a moment ago about opportunities for young people? I recently met hair and beauty salons in my constituency. As he knows,…21 May 2025HANSARDNHS and Care Volunteer Responders ServiceI pay tribute to some of the volunteers across my constituency, who make such a difference to people’s lives. The Minister will have noticed that polling by More in Common today…19 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The Minister is being unbelievably generous in taking interventions, but before he moves on, I wanted to say that it is really important to have those involved in AI and in the…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]rose—14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Yesterday the Minister appeared before our Select Committee and said, “The best kind of AI is the kind of AI that is built on premium content, and you can’t get premium content…14 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend makes a very good observation, but the fact is that so much content has already been scraped. Crawlers are all over the intellectual property of so many of…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for that reassurance. I did take part in a Westminster Hall debate on this matter a couple of weeks ago, but one of his colleagues was responding. I made the…07 May 2025