Speeches by Jardine.

“Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I ask them to limit their speeches to around four minutes.”

“Thank you.”

“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?”

“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?”

“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?”

“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?”

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

“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?”

“That is very interesting.”

“I wonder if I could also ask Laura first. To what extent do you think the working conditions that we have been talking about for female artists are a factor in their lower representation in live music event lineups?”

“As a journalist, I remember interviewing a very well-known popular music artist in a theatre and being absolutely astonished at the lack of facilities and how bad the facilities were there. Is this lack of facilities and structural support for women something you have all experienced in your careers?”

“First, thank you to all four of you for coming and speaking to us today and being so open about the challenges that you face. Lucy, the Musicians’ Union and others have described a lack of facilities and structural support for women working and performing at live music events. Is that something you recognise? If so, is…”

“The Minister has made a great deal of the position of my party on Heathrow airport. As he is such a fan of our Focus leaflets, I am sure he will know from my own that I have consistently raised airport noise, opposition to the expansion of Heathrow, sustainable aviation fuel and airspace management in this place. How w…”

“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 …”

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

“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.”