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HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady is spot on. The Minister continues to go on about licensing arrangements, and I think that is the territory we want to move this on to. We need to hear more about…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I will support the hon. Lady’s new clause 2 tonight, if she pushes it to a vote, and I encourage her also to push new clause 4 to a vote. This is a most important issue. We must…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Does the Minister not understand the urgency? Generative AI is ingesting our whole creative catalogue as we speak. We need something in place now. We cannot wait a year for…07 May 2025HANSARDUnited States Film TariffScotland is now one of the most sought after film destinations in the world, and US film companies regularly base their operations in Scotland. We have featured in everything from…07 May 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI think that we are going to have quite a few debates like this in the next few years, so I say this ever so candidly: that is a matter for the Scottish Parliament to resolve. The…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillJust a minute—be patient. People come to Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom because of our more affordable living costs, things such as free university tuition and free…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI was going to leave that point until later in my speech, but the hon. Gentleman tempts me to get on to that territory now—he is obviously looking for some sort of solution. I…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillAbsolutely. I was going to come to that, but it is good to look at that now. There are reasons for that, although I am not entirely clear about them; the Committee did not get to…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIt is. It falls to me to very humbly make this point of order. What can you, as Chair of the proceedings, do, within your powers, to ensure that we have an adequate debate on what…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillJust before the shadow Secretary of State gets into his usual anti-Scottish Government stuff, he has told us what he does not like about this Bill moved by my hon. Friend the…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThe hon. Lady shakes her head. She has obviously not read the report. I extoll her to do so, because this nonsense has been allowed to take hold for too long and it cannot…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThat is such a profound question. I do not know how Labour has got itself into this situation. I suspect it is some sort of fear of Reform, whose Members are not here today, and…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI have a lot of time and respect for the hon. Lady, and she has contributed so much to the work of this House, but she has been simply absurd in some of her proclamations in the…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI have no doubt that the hon. Member is utterly sincere. I have listened to several remarks from his Labour colleagues, and some of them greatly impressed me. It encouraged me to…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillWhy is the Secretary of State talking about the Scottish Government?25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. I know that most Labour Members are new to the procedures and workings of this House, but the Secretary of State is not, so he will…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillI hope that the Secretary of State will get to the territory of how we address some of the issues we face. One of issues I pointed out is our poor birth rate in Scotland, with…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThis is helpful, and I think my hon. Friend the Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry was hoping for such positive contributions. I am very much aware of the work that the…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillOkay. Right, let us look at Scotland’s population then. Scotland’s population is probably in the region of 5.5 million. Some estimates are 5.43 million and some are 5.7 million.…25 Apr 2025