Speeches by Jardine.

“Not at all. Deborah, what does the latest key data on the prevalence of discrimination and sexual harassment in the music sector tell you, and are there any signs of the situation improving?”

“Thank you. Naomi, is there anything you want to add to that?”

“Just to follow up on that, you have previously found that 48% of those who suffered inappropriate behaviour did not report it; there was no one to report to. Are you confident that the creation of CIISA will be a game changer in that regard?”

“Deborah, you said you thought the only answer was to sue. Does that mean that you feel there needs to be more than CIISA, or do you think CIISA can be a game changer?”

“Naomi, what have you found to be the most effective ways of getting the industry to care about preventing and holding perpetrators of misogynistic behaviour to account?”

“The previous Committee recommended that CIISA help to develop a mandatory accreditation programme for managers in music. How has this progressed since the report’s publication?”

“Thank you.”

“4. What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for artificial intelligence research and development in the higher education sector.”

“The Minister talks about the ecosystem and bringing together all the sectors. There is no better example in this country—perhaps in the world—than the Edinburgh international festivals, which bring all the sectors together. Edinburgh is also a heartland of small venues. What will the Government do to help small venues,…”

“Let me echo others in thanking the emergency services and the power companies for the job that they have done over the past few days, certainly in my constituency. We lost power in some areas for a while, and school buildings have been damaged and are being looked at as we speak. I welcome the review that the Minister …”

“Many of my constituents and local academics have expressed concern about the cancellation last year, by this Government, of what would have been the UK’s only exascale computer, at Edinburgh University. That was not mentioned at all in the AI opportunities action plan. It would have been a major beneficial development …”

“I welcome what the Government are saying about the need to address this issue, and it will be reassuring for the very many people who have raised the problem with their MPs. However, are they also going to look at whether there is a wider problem with insulation generally, as has been mentioned, and have they had discu…”

“I associate myself with the Secretary of State’s remarks about Denis Law, whom I had the pleasure of interviewing more than once in my previous career. I welcome the Government’s commitment to energy security as well as to green energy and net zero. This week, it has been reported that the Scottish Government could fun…”

“I call Liz Saville Roberts.”

“I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.”

“I echo those who have thanked the Foreign Secretary for the tone that he has taken, and the way in which he has reflected the relief of the whole House that there is at last some hope for the families of the hostages, members of which are here today, and for the population of Gaza. He spoke of the need for a political …”

“There has been a lot of controversy in Scotland about the law, about how it has been framed. I just wondered if you felt that it would be useful? I can see Irene nodding her head, you have probably seen a lot about this. Are there lessons that we could learn in bringing the laws together for the rest of the UK, from wh…”

“Baroness, you mentioned the Law Commission earlier on, and I wondered, should the Government commit to introducing a Hate Crime Act to bring all hate crime legislation together, as it has been in Scotland and has been recommended, as you said, by the Law Commission? How important would that be?”

“On that note, it is already an offence to target a person on the grounds of their religion or race. Would I be right in interpreting that having a definition would help the police or the Crown Prosecution Service very much?”

“It certainly does. Would everyone agree with that view?”