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HANSARDSexual HarassmentBut last week the Minister could not have been clearer in her view that the test as to whether there should be legislation in these areas was what the Law Commission said about…28 Feb 2022HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI endorse everything my hon. Friend said and add that my constituency is also home to Glamorgan county cricket club. There has recently been controversy regarding racism in…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Muslim Community in WalesI thank everybody for their contributions, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing the debate. I also congratulate colleagues who…23 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for the work that he does on following up answers to parliamentary questions that are of low quality. May I—surprisingly perhaps—praise one that I…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDocklands Light RailwayT7. Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones), I am afraid the Secretary of State’s response just reflects the fact that his approach to…03 Feb 2022HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeI thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Select Committee. I confirm that all Members across the Committee are in firm agreement with the recommendations in the report. Does he…27 Jan 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing the right hon. Gentleman’s disparaging remarks about the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross), can we have a statement from him…13 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI do not know whether the Leader of the House has had a chance yet to read today’s edition of the New Musical Express , but it contains a long article setting out the continuing…06 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsFive years ago, when the Prime Minister was Foreign Secretary, my constituent Luke Symons was taken captive by the Houthis in Yemen. Fortunately, the Prime Minister has a former…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for BusinessThe hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) is right: the Government are trying to sing two different songs at the same time, and the result is a cacophony of mixed messages in…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I echo what the Leader of the House said in praise of the staff of this House and, in particular, the cleaners? When I was first elected to public office in 1991, on Cardiff…16 Dec 2021HANSARDFCDO StaffingIf, as the Minister has said several times, we are a top-tier diplomatic nation, why is a family in my Cardiff West constituency facing yet another Christmas at which their…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillOwnership of copyright, as with publishing a book and so on, does extend in the case of composers and songwriters beyond the 75 years after death, so it does apply to their…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; I know that a series of points have been made about the Bill, and I will come on to that point later. My Bill largely endeavours…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, including some small earnings as a musician,…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct, and I will go on to explain why. It is interesting that orchestra players often receive nothing when their music is streamed. In fact,…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. I want those young people to have the possibility to earn at least some part of their living from recorded music and not to have to rely…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI will just make one further point and then I will give way to the right hon. Member. I was saying that artists and songwriters had not had the same boon. I think Members across…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right; our duty as politicians is not only to utter rhetoric occasionally, but to turn it into reality. In the case of the music industry, he is…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his well-informed intervention. He is right that there is an issue with ad-funded streaming services and the rates that they pay. The Committee…03 Dec 2021