Speeches by Waugh.

“I will ask you a bit more about skills. Obviously, the BFI takes a lead role in this. The industry is spending quite a lot on training and skills—no one denies that—but the BFI and others have expressed concern about it being too fragmented. How confident are you that ScreenSkills can deliver on that strategy and all t…”

“In 2023, you awarded—we are talking about National Lottery money—more than £9 million for the skills clusters and for the bursaries. I think there was talk about a five-year plan. Where are we on that? Where are we heading in terms of skills?”

“You think data has got a lot better. Can it get even better? Is the industry ultimately spending enough on skills, do you think?”

“I will keep my question about screen heritage brief because we are already overrunning. Less than 50% of our filmography is held by the BFI. Are the Government supportive of a statutory deposit scheme?”

“At the BFI archive, the Committee heard that the Government could make minor changes to copyright laws to help expand access to collections. Are the Government open to making any reforms in that area?”

“I knew we would come on to that.”

“Given that you just mentioned the technical solution, it seems quite obvious that Government’s consultation relies on the technical solution, and you have made that clear in the House. It is contingent upon finding one. You said that AI and the tech industry should come up with one. My question is to Alastair really. I…”

“Is there any timeframe? Do you have a ballpark figure for how long that might take? The problem is—this is my understanding from the tech industry—that this is so complex that it could take quite a long time, if at all. Given that the Government have bet the farm on a technical solution, where does that leave you if yo…”

“My question is a bigger one. How will the Government judge whether or not that technical solution is workable?”

“On that point, you mentioned Dr Pavis. She told us in evidence that an opt-out model would likely breach international IP treaties. Are you confident—are the Government confident—that you will not be breaching any international treaties?”

“Do you think that the developments in the last few days over DeepSeek underline the fact that the big tech firms that are trying to eat the lunch of lots of creatives in Britain will have their own lunch eaten by a Chinese firm, and maybe they should be treading more cautiously over creatives’ rights?”

“I, too, pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (David Pinto-Duschinsky) for his powerful and moving testimony. His grandparents would be truly proud. As many have said, 2025 marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camps, and that awful milestone means that this is likely to …”

“I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s own personal fortitude in standing up to hate, particularly at the last general election when she, along with many other Labour candidates, suffered abuse on the doorstep. There is a lot of talk today about combating hate, but many candidates turned a blind eye to their own supporters …”

“The barbaric murder of those three little girls in Southport is part of a growing problem of youngsters fixated on violence and gore, as the Home Secretary said. That worrying phenomenon has been fuelled by the rapid growth of websites and social media forums that promote and revel in such violence. Can the Home Secret…”

“Zara, many of my constituents of south Asian heritage in Rochdale felt very scared last summer, and vulnerable. They were very grateful to the Home Office for swiftly providing security in many mosques. What is the link between social media hate and violence against Muslims in particular and how different is it from or…”

“You rightly referred, Imran, to the fact that freedom of speech is a very British value, and you also referred to the American constitutional protections. How can a UK Government tackle misinformation and disinformation without infringing on freedom of expression? I am thinking in particular of some free speech absolut…”

“I have a very brief final question for Marianna. We are talking a lot about the business models and the algorithms, and the computerisation of that process, but what about the human element like the Facebook community groups? There are many tens of thousands of them in every town and city up and down Britain, and they …”

“May I thank the Foreign Secretary, the Minister for Development and the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, my hon. Friend, the Member for Lincoln (Mr Falconer), for all the hard work that they have done both in public and in private to secure today’s attempt at a ceasefire, to b…”

“Child sexual expectation and abuse are the most sickening, appalling crimes perpetrated against some of the most vulnerable youngsters in our communities. So I strongly welcome this comprehensive new national plan of action to put victims first, and I welcome the appointment of Baroness Casey to conduct a rapid review …”

“I thank the hon. Members for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith), and for Reigate (Rebecca Paul), the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Dame Karen Bradley), my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen), the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood), and my hon. Friends the Members for Lowestoft…”