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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I congratulate the Secretary of State on bringing the Bill to the House. I hope the House will join me…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of AI on intellectual property. It is a pleasure to serve under you, Ms McVey. I am grateful to all colleagues who have…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention; I will expand on her point about transparency. We must have transparency, and it needs to be granular, enforceable and practical. AI…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceMy hon. Friend makes a precise and excellent point. Seemingly by the day, we learn of whole sections of our creative industries having their work ripped off. I will come on to…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point and demonstrates both the economic might of these industries—the sheer size of their contribution—and the fact that this is Britain’s best…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It is fundamental to future coexistence that the licensing and legal peace of mind that the industry requires, and is seeking, is…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceI agree, and as I am about to say, there is ample proof of the stripping away of that very metadata, which could be the identifying feature when it is being used and scraped. With…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceIt is absolutely imperative that we strike the right balance. This is not about pitting one side against the other; it is about coexistence and mutual interdependence. Will the…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Intellectual Property: Artificial IntelligenceI thank everybody for their considered remarks. I have been so inspired by the turnout, not just of colleagues, but of industry representatives and other concerned stakeholders.…23 Apr 2025HANSARDWater BillMy hon. Friend is making a typically impassioned speech. He says the general public are ahead of us. Where might that same public be when faced with the bill for bringing in the…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillWill my hon. Friend give way?28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillOn this point?28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI first want to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) on the Bill and on his passionate speech. No one can be in any doubt about his commitment to…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillThe day after the seizure of public assets that my hon. Friend is describing, billions and billions of pounds of debt will come with it. What does he propose to do with that debt,…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater Billrose —28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillThe right hon. Gentleman and I stood for election in 2019 on a manifesto of public ownership of the utilities and water companies. It cost me my job, and the public decided to…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right—that is an important observation. The town is doing its utmost to make Burrs, the country park I have been referring to, into a jewel, a place…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI would not suggest that either the right hon. Gentleman or I should be in charge of the water in my constituency. We need severe and automatic fines for illegal sewage…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillI am aware of the special arrangements that have historically been provided for many of our formerly nationalised utility organisations, but the clue is in the term “special”.…28 Mar 2025HANSARDLooked After Children (Distance Placements) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the register of children that is being introduced through the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is a start to what he is advocating? Knowing…28 Mar 2025