Speeches by Hume.

“The hon. Member is making some important points. As Lord Brennan said recently, this Bill is an opportunity to regulate AI: “This Bill, this bus, is an opportunity that the Government should be getting on rather than waiting for another bus several years down the road”.—[Official Report, House of Lords, 12 May 2025; Vo…”

“The Minister mentioned the consultation. Could he confirm that the Government no longer consider an opt-out model to be their preferred approach to copyright and AI, and if so, what alternative approach is now being actively pursued or developed with the sector?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) on securing this important debate. Public libraries are at the heart of our communities, and we urgently need a national strategy to protect and strengthen them. In 2016, North Yorkshire…”

“I should declare that I have supported this application.”

“Thank you for that clarification.”

“Thank you for that lively presentation—it was great. I note that you are a bit short on Opposition MPs. Do you have any more to add to your application?”

“We need two more. We need an even split.”

“Thank you for bringing this important submission to us. The application mentions that the debate could coincide with the inquest into the death of Benedict Blythe. Are there any implications for people taking part in the debate?”

“Angles—acute, obtuse.”

“I am delighted to be called to speak on Report of the Data (Use and Access) Bill. I draw Members’ attention to my membership of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. Before I entered this place, I worked as a freelance screenwriter, creating dramas for adults and children. I might add that children are the hardest audie…”

“I thank the Defence Secretary for his statement and pay tribute to all those involved in the successful strike. Does he agree that this Government will always put personnel at the heart of our defence plans?”

“Q12. Proposed changes to personal independence payments mean that people who require various levels of support due to lifelong conditions such as learning disabilities will not meet the new eligibility criteria. However, the Green Paper introduces a group of people with lifelong conditions who will not be subject to re…”

“I welcome the rapid action that this Government have taken to hold failing water companies to account. Does the Secretary of State share my view that it is simply disgraceful that water company CEOs such as Yorkshire Water’s Nicola Shaw—who paid herself a £371,000 bonus —were able to pay themselves multimillion-pound b…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (Mr Frith) on securing this timely and important debate. I would like to draw Members’ attention to my membership of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. I hope Members had a restful Easter break. Many writ…”

“A female constituent of mine who has worked for HSBC UK for over 35 years has seen her pension reduced by approximately £850 a year because of a clawback clause that she was never properly informed about when she joined the bank’s defined-benefit scheme. Does the hon. Member agree that HSBC needs to engage properly wit…”

“Yes. This is fascinating. Is the rise due to junk food, or is it something else?”

“Do you have any more Opposition speakers? You might need one more.”

“Well, there you go!”

“Thank you for bringing this to us, Jen. I am very supportive of this application, but there are other rare chromosome disorders that have regression involved, such as Rett syndrome. Would you consider widening the parameters of the title to general regression, or do you think you should stay focused on Down’s syndrome?”

“Let first draw Members’ attention to my membership of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. I am delighted to have been called to speak in this debate about the merits of awarding a posthumous Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne, best known as Paddy Mayne. I know that the hon. Member for Strangford (…”