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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. There are things we encounter in political life that are certain to horrify, appal and sicken us, but I do not think I have ever seen anything quite so grotesque as the…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Winnie EwingI could not have failed to take advantage of the opportunity to speak in a debate entitled “Winnie Ewing” and to add just a few recollections of my time with Winnie, because it…04 Jul 2023HANSARDLabour MarketThe Secretary of State and I represent large, rural constituencies with large hospitality and tourism sectors. Will he therefore name one benefit that ending freedom of movement…28 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryWe usually say on Backbench Business Thursdays, “It is a pleasure to speak in this debate”, but I do not find it a great pleasure to speak in yet another one on contaminated…22 Jun 2023HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. It is with great sadness that I inform the House of the passing of Winnie Ewing. Winnie served in this House after a spectacular…22 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech, as always. They knew exactly the character of that man. They cheered on his buffoonery. It was them that foisted him upon our nation,…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonBoris Johnson is a liar. It would have been unthinkable to say that in this House only a few short months ago: Boris Johnson is a liar. There is something still fundamentally and…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonWill the hon. Gentleman give way?19 Jun 2023HANSARDPrivilege: Conduct of Right Hon. Boris JohnsonI am still confused about Labour’s position on the former Prime Minister’s honours list, because I have never heard anyone on the Labour Front Bench say they would abandon the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandIndeed. Unfortunately, we were not able to press the main streaming services on this issue when they came to give evidence, because it had not emerged as a particular difficulty…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandThe Minister is right that we mentioned the events as an example of something that could be done, without any real expectation that that would be delivered, because we understand…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandAs my hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Dr Whitford) says, we have BBC Alba. Could something be done to see whether a similar arrangement could be made? There are a…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandAbsolutely—my hon. Friend is spot on. Scotland is a football-crazy nation, and it has been substantially proven that we have some of the highest numbers per capita going to…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. We have discovered that public sector broadcasting in Scotland is in a reasonably good place, but it remains fragile. Recovery and being…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandI was loth to use the word “blackmail”, although it is pretty hard to get away from that term, given that this is a gun to the head for so many public sector broadcasters. My hon.…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandAbsolutely, and I look forward to his closing remarks in this debate. The Scottish Affairs Committee held evidence sessions for this inquiry between July 2021 and January 2023. In…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered the Fifth Report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, Public broadcasting in Scotland, HC 1048, and the Government response, HC 1305. I…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Broadcasting in ScotlandMy hon. Friend is quite right to point to those innovations, which we welcomed in the inquiry and report. The developments she mentions are significant. I remember the situation…15 Jun 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative IndustriesAll these engagements are always important and valuable, and I thank the Secretary of State for that. She will know that the creative sector is always at the forefront of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative Industries10. What discussions she has had with representatives of the creative industries on the impact of artificial intelligence on that sector.15 Jun 2023