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HANSARDCreative Industries: Rights Reservation ModelMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes. I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for initiating this timely debate following Tuesday’s vote on the Data…30 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, as one of the supporters of these amendments, I support the amendment so expertly moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I declare my interest as someone with a…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 58 and 71, which address what I consider to be a fundamental oversight in our nation’s stewardship of public data assets. While these amendments…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I support the amendment, to which I have attached my name, along with the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty. I declare my interest as a member of DACS,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 204, 205 and 206, to which I have attached my name. In doing so, I declare my interest as someone with a long-standing background in the visual arts…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 211 moved by my noble friend Lady Kidron, which builds on earlier contributions in this place made by the noble Lords, Lord Mitchell, Lord Stevenson,…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have tabled Amendment 60 to add to our discussion and establish some further clarity from the Minister on the impact of widening the scope of the interpretation of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDOperaMy Lords, I rise tonight to thank with enormous pleasure the noble Lord, Lord Murphy of Torfaen, for tabling this important and timely debate. As others have said, the UK has a…10 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]10 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank your Lordships for this interesting debate. I apologise to the Committee for degrouping the amendment on copyright, but I thought it was important to establish from the…10 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and what he had to say on health data, much of which I agree entirely with. The public demand that we get…19 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget: Arts, Heritage and Cultural OrganisationsMy Lords, I speak today with profound concern for our nation’s cultural and heritage sectors. The current funding situation raises serious doubt about our ability to maintain and…14 Nov 2024HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the exposition from the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, on digital assets; I particularly enjoyed what he had to say on David Hockney, whose…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSocial Care StrategyMy Lords, like others, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, on initiating this important debate and warmly congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, on her excellent…10 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic LibrariesMy Lords, mobile libraries serve as a lifeline for some of society’s most vulnerable and isolated individuals—those living in rural areas, with disabilities or facing other…12 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, it is a pleasure to welcome the two Ministers, the noble Lords, Lord Vallance and Lord Livermore, to their new roles. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Vallance and…22 Jul 2024HANSARDHigher Education (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, it is a huge pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Norton, with his wide and extensive experience in this area. I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Bolton,…21 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, for introducing this important Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill. In my contribution today, I…22 Mar 2024HANSARDLocal Government FinancesMy Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, for initiating this important and timely debate. As the final speaker before the Front-Bench speakers, I would like to add my…21 Mar 2024HANSARDHigher EducationMy Lords, as the last speaker before the Front-Bench speakers, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, on initiating this important debate. In the brief time allotted,…07 Mar 2024