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HANSARDCulture, Media and Sport… I acknowledge the contribution of my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry). She is not alone; the Charity Commission itself and…18 Jun 2026HANSARDCulture, Media and Sport… I acknowledge the contribution of my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry). She is not alone; the Charity Commission itself and…18 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe music plan is to help grassroots music. It is part of a whole package that this Government are putting in place to ensure that music thrives, and continues to thrive, in this…18 Jun 2026HANSARDTicket Tout BanWe are fully committed to implementing the measures that we announced last year, which will put fans back at the heart of live events, and eliminate industrial-scale ticket…18 Jun 2026HANSARDTicket Tout BanIt is important to lay out that it is a manifesto commitment—from the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State and all of us—to get that legislation through. It is incredibly…18 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Redditch local history museum deserve all the support it can get. Local museums are hugely important, and decisions on the operation of cultural organisations are taken…18 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Artists Touring in EuropeI congratulate the Committee on its report, and I welcome its continued interest in recognising the importance of international touring to the UK’s world-leading arts and creative…18 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Artists Touring in EuropeA tremendous question. Helping touring artists is a manifesto commitment. At last year’s UK-EU summit, the UK and the European Commission committed to supporting cultural…18 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalMadam Deputy Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to this debate, which clearly is about whether we revive this Bill, not the internals of the Bill itself. I…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalThat is indeed the case. The promoters can bring back a Bill and, in the same way, the promoters can withdraw this Bill at any point. This is a private Bill, and the Government…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentYour words, not mine, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) on securing a wonderful debate and making a lovely…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Roger. In fact, with you in the Chair we are talking about two national treasures in this debate.09 Jun 2026HANSARDTelevision Selection Services and Electronic Programme Guides: RegulationFollowing the statement I published on 24 February 2026, I can now confirm to the House that my Department has today laid the following statutory instruments before Parliament:…19 May 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingWho has the cat called Chairman Meow, then? It must be somebody else. My hon. Friend was right to mention the Competition and Markets Authority investigation into vet costs. We…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingWe do not disagree with the principle of Herbie’s law; indeed, that is what the strategy is trying to achieve. The challenge for the Government, of course, is to balance that…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingWe will write to my hon. Friend with the details on those individual projects—the regulations are run by the Home Office, so I will write to her on those three specific issues and…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingIt is a great pleasure, as always, to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart, in this important debate. I thank Members for their contributions. I especially thank my hon. Friend…27 Apr 2026HANSARD UK Biobank DataI do not think the tone of the hon. Gentleman’s question fits the seriousness of this issue. We are yet to get a conclusion from UK Biobank on what the process looked like for the…23 Apr 2026HANSARD UK Biobank DataI thank the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for the way in which she has dealt with this issue. I echo her thanks to all the volunteers—not only those who give their sensitive data…23 Apr 2026HANSARD UK Biobank DataUK Biobank has assured us over the past 24 hours that it is looking for a technical fix, which should happen relatively shortly, and we will hold it to that. To show that we are…23 Apr 2026