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“What would the characteristics be of that application to Government? What do you think would make the strength of the application as compelling as it would need to be to try to increase that settlement?”

“On the case to make to the Government, yes.”

“There will be no narrative here that suggests it should be anything other than in its pomp or on its way to be, for sure. As I understand it, a film that is released has to be at the cinema for a period of time to qualify for some awards. Would you support that period of time being extended and, therefore, improving th…”

“I have a final point, just on the levers to bring audiences in. I read an article last week about the rise of the intermission, and is this cinema finding it a USP that people would prefer perhaps to sit in a more comfortable chair with a bigger screen, and with the intermission allowing them to take a comfort break—[I…”

“I am desperate to see “The Brutalist”.”

“Hi, Minister; hi, Alastair. Thanks for your debate yesterday—it was brilliant, very enjoyable. I have a couple of quick questions before going on to the issue of artificial intelligence. You mentioned the BBC. Are you, like me, pleased that it is no longer a political football and that we have taken some of the heat ou…”

“You were very quickly into the conversations I had with our previous witnesses about a larger piece of lottery funding share. Do you think there is a case that after 25 years, the 2.7% of the lottery funding that the BFI receives should be looked at in the round, not least because it intends to come to the Government d…”

“Thank you. I guess with the change of operator and the time passed since the original iteration, there would be quite a compelling case to revisit it, not least if it is coming cap in hand to Government.”

“Can I come back in on that? That is good clarity on the source material point, Minister. You made a distinction yesterday in reference to, I think, John Whittingdale’s comments on the difference between a book and a series of photographs and it being easier to determine the source of one over the other. That is definit…”

“It has been heartening to hear colleagues underscore the significance of the creative industries. The Chancellor of the Exchequer identified them as one of the eight drivers of economic growth, and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Minister here today have spoken passionately about their being…”

“My constituents Mandy and Bernie, along with many other homeowners in Bury North, are facing serious issues with Residential Management Group. Despite dutifully paying their service charges, residents of Wharfside Apartments and Broad Oak have been hit with additional fees and alarming practices that equate to neglect …”

“Does the Minister agree that, for all the good intentions of ICBs, our healthcare system is atomised, but that if they were to take instruction from guidance provided nationally, the pillar-to-post experience of a lot of families seeking auditory verbal therapy would end? Will he commit to updating the nine-year-old gu…”

“It is pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson) on securing this important debate and on her contribution to ensuring that this profound therapy is better heard, better known and more available to choose for a great m…”

“I am pleased to speak in support of the Bill and wish to speak to the cost of living impact it begins to address. Every child matters: not just political guidance, but an ideal to live by and to come into politics for. I therefore welcome the first steps that the Bill represents: steps towards a change in the security …”

“I will not. It is a poverty that has crept up on us faster and faster in recent years, where one mile’s difference between postcodes can mean as much as a seven-year gap in life expectancy. It shows itself in poor, squalid housing, too few teachers in schools, a lack of accessible public or social services, an absence …”

“A happy new year to you, Madam Deputy Speaker. If the House will indulge me briefly, may I begin by wishing my grandmother well? She had a fall last night and broke two of her ribs. She is doing okay, but at 98 she may need a little longer in hospital that I, her eldest grandson, might have needed—although that is not …”

“Can the Minister clarify the difference between his term “rights reservation” and previous reports of the Government’s preference for an opt-out system? Those systems have already been called out and considered unjust by our creators. There are AI leaders who recognise the need for fair licensing. What assurances can t…”

“Within the conversation that we are having about AI, we sense that the US and Europe have been faster in getting their laws together. The Secretary of State’s view was that it was too blunt an instrument in some instances in Europe. Are we slightly behind the curve on this?”

“Do you hope that we will keep the divergence between our laws and the US state of play, and that if we seek to protect the workforce that the US laws do, we need to have different guidance when—”

“You had better get a move on if you are going.”