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HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillThe hon. Lady makes a powerful and pertinent point. She is absolutely right: wonderful British artists such as Dame Vera Lynn who recorded music in an era when—let’s face it—some…03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillMake up your own minds. [Laughter.]03 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI take the right hon. Gentleman’s point about Take That. I do not seek to personalise these issues too strongly, but is he aware that Gary Barlow was one of the more than 200…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI thank the Minister for the approach that he is taking. We have discussed the matter before, but I think that it is important for the Bill to have at least a chance to proceed…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Billclaimed to move the closure (Standing Order No. 36).03 Dec 2021HANSARD Touring Musicians: EU Visas and PermitsThat is very kind, Dr Huq. I have yet to receive an invitation to tour Europe with the album, but who knows after today? Given that I am entitled to an Irish passport because of…18 Nov 2021HANSARDBBC Licence FeeWhen the Secretary of State is thinking about the future of the licence fee, will she talk to those in the independent sector that the right hon. Gentleman mentioned? Far from…18 Nov 2021HANSARD Touring Musicians: EU Visas and PermitsI am not sure that the point about the G7 and visa waivers is a particularly strong one. After all, three of the G7 countries are France, Germany and Italy, so they are members of…18 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. Earlier the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) made the point about the UK’s…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI have been a Member of the House for 20 years, and the maturity and the balance of the speech that the hon. Gentleman is giving makes we want to intervene on him to thank him for…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseIs it that novel a concept to be judged by a jury of one’s peers—or by seven lay people, for that matter?08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Further to what the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), the former Government Chief Whip, said earlier, I understand that the Prime…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI declare a small earning as a musician outside this House— [ Interruption. ] It is very small. Should an additional point about public appointments perhaps be part of this…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeThe concern behind the UQ of my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) today and behind Mr Ratcliffe’s recent hunger strike is that the issue of British…25 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillAt what point does a debate on Second Reading, when we should be debating the general principles of a Bill, turn into a Committee debate in which we parse one or two words in…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.22 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI associate myself with the remarks by the Leader of the House and all other right hon. and hon. Members about Sir David Amess and James Brokenshire. We need a debate or statement…21 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2021I am grateful to the Minister for that explanation, but I am none the clearer on how likely the provision is to be needed. If there is a deterrent effect on something, we do not…15 Sept 2021HANSARDDevolution Settlement5. What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the adequacy of the operation of the devolution settlement.15 Sept 2021