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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is championing his constituents, and I am pleased to inform him that the Bill will deliver much more streamlined access to the healthcare system, from primary care…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]On that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Smart data underpins the service that the hon. Gentleman refers to. We see boundless opportunities for smart data to be applied in new ways, and the Bill before us will unlock…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]It is imperative that we reassure people up and down the country that their data will be used safely and wisely, and that they will always remain in control of how their data is…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his informed intervention. I can assure him that we take this issue very seriously. I can also assure him that this is one of the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Well, we certainly did not take 14 years to do that, but will the hon. Gentleman answer this: does he agree with the opt-out system? Yes or no?12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere was a deal by WhatsApp that was never followed up by the Treasury or Ministers. [ Official Report , 12 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 285.] (Correction) There were no meetings…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, let me congratulate President Macron on laying on an incredible summit in Paris which brought together Governments, tech companies and investors. Britain’s voice was heard…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I will finish this section of my speech and then give way to those Members who have a considerable interest in this area. Let me say what I have to say, and then I will hear what…12 Feb 2025HANSARDImproving Access to Public ServicesI congratulate my hon. Friend on getting on the Order Paper twice today—it would be a good day for him to buy a lottery ticket. I can assure him that the new digital centre exists…12 Feb 2025HANSARDImproving Access to Public ServicesMy hon. Friend raises an important point. Following the privatisation of Royal Mail in 2014, the postcode address file—the definitive list of UK postal addresses—became a…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I pay tribute to those in the creative arts sector who are in the House today. I know that, for people who engage in that kind of activity, it is not just a job; it is a passion…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]We have heard lots of voices from the creative arts sector. The point of the consultation is to hear from all sectors. So far in the debate we have not heard representations or…12 Feb 2025HANSARDImproving Access to Public ServicesI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee, who raises an important point. Let us focus on what we did achieve in Paris: we signed this week the joint…12 Feb 2025HANSARDImproving Access to Public ServicesI think the right hon. Gentleman has been asleep at the wheel since the election—not just when he was in government. Our Government have brought in the Regulatory Innovation…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her offer of advocacy for the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism, my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda and Ogmore (Chris…12 Feb 2025HANSARDImproving Access to Public ServicesAs always, I am grateful for the exchanges that the hon. Gentleman and I have in this House, which are always constructive. That issue is part of the legacy that we have inherited…12 Feb 2025HANSARDImproving Access to Public ServicesObviously, I cannot comment on the CMA, which is an independent regulator. I can, however, say that this Government, via the AI opportunities action plan, have committed to fully…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am pleased to give the hon. Member that assurance. Data reform could not be more urgent or more necessary. Governments have spent years waxing lyrical about the immense promise…12 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Provision: DerbyshireThere was a deal by WhatsApp that was never followed up by the Treasury or Ministers. There were no meetings between AstraZeneca and the Conservative Government. [ Official Report…12 Feb 2025