Speeches by Irons.

“There is as well the discussion around opportunities to do things like speed up post-production with the evidence.”

“T7. The Family Dental Practice in my constituency has faced significant challenges caused by dental contracts introduced by the previous Government. The pilot scheme it took part in caused long-lasting operational financial damages to the practice. How will the Secretary of State support such practices, and will he con…”

“But also, back to that point around training, that thing you just said, “Get ahead or get behind,” I think for children—like I know growing up in Croydon it would be good to see the industry trying again to bring in that training to places like that because it will create that divide again.”

“I forgot to declare that I used to work at Channel 4 and my husband still works there. We were talking about tech earlier, around AI and the way that is changing the industry and shaping the work that you do and other professionals are doing. You mentioned you have a taskforce in your organisation. I was interested in …”

“Last month we had a session with the industry around AI. There was a very strong sense that the industry is calling out for regulation.”

“Or some sort of guidance and framework. There was a discussion around having a similar scheme to the Albert certificate for AI. Would you welcome that?”

“Independent research from the Social Mobility Foundation highlights a stark class pay gap, with professionals from working-class backgrounds earning, on average, 12% less than their more privileged counterparts in the same roles, and one in 10 people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds finding it difficult to get high…”

“I welcome the extra funding going in to tackle homelessness, especially the £15 million allocated to Croydon council. After 14 years of Tory Members turning their backs on local councils, local councillors and the communities they serve, does the Minister agree that there is a cost to doing nothing when it comes to ref…”

“8. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the potential impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on future earnings.”

“This week some year 8 students from Ark Blake academy, in my constituency, wrote to me raising concerns about food security both globally and locally. They highlighted the impact of conflict on access to food, the unacceptable increase in the number of food banks in our country, and the shocking rise in the number of c…”

“I have a quick follow-up question. It is interesting that the TV and film industry is trying to find solutions around this. Social media was mentioned earlier. Once you have set these standards and you are working ethically, will the challenge be how to ensure that other providers in the media space do the same? Otherw…”

“Quickly because we are running out of time, I declare that my husband is a voiceover artist. It is comforting to hear discussions around consent, that the industry is talking about that and that it is front and centre. Are some of the solutions to how we ensure consent is enforced in the technology itself? Can technolo…”

“I have one follow-up question. It sounds even from the previous panel that everybody is keen for legislation to sort this out. Can you outline the downsides of an industry-led, more informal approach versus legislation, so that we understand where our intervention is necessary rather than letting the industry sort this…”

“Thanks for coming in today. Following on from the previous panel, it sounds as if at least some in the industry are keen and want consent and copyright and to make sure people are compensated for their skills. The Government are about to consult on the interaction between copyright and training data. What could that co…”

“I have a quick follow-up question. It is interesting that the TV and film industry is trying to find solutions around this. Social media was mentioned earlier. Once you have set these standards and you are working ethically, will the challenge be how to ensure that other providers in the media space do the same? Otherw…”

“Thanks for coming in today. Following on from the previous panel, it sounds as if at least some in the industry are keen and want consent and copyright and to make sure people are compensated for their skills. The Government are about to consult on the interaction between copyright and training data. What could that co…”

“I have one follow-up question. It sounds even from the previous panel that everybody is keen for legislation to sort this out. Can you outline the downsides of an industry-led, more informal approach versus legislation, so that we understand where our intervention is necessary rather than letting the industry sort this…”

“Quickly because we are running out of time, I declare that my husband is a voiceover artist. It is comforting to hear discussions around consent, that the industry is talking about that and that it is front and centre. Are some of the solutions to how we ensure consent is enforced in the technology itself? Can technolo…”

“I will talk a bit about the BBC and ask some questions on that. The charter renewal is coming up in 2027. You have talked about having a BBC that means the public can, "feel ownership of their national broadcaster", and that reflects our country, and that everyone has a stake in. How will you feed that into the charter…”

“We had Richard Sharp here a few weeks ago and he described the licence fee as regressive. Will you be thinking about how we could perhaps make the licence fee fairer? Will those discussions happen?”