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HANSARDCopyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024My Lords, I rise in support of the regret Motion of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. One of the great joys of being British is that we hold high standards and pride ourselves…12 Feb 2025HANSARDEurope: Youth MobilityMy Lords, it is a pleasure to have heard the maiden speech by the noble Lord, Lord Moraes, which was absolutely charming. He will be a welcome addition to this House. If we do not…30 Jan 2025HANSARDRegulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, the sooner Musk goes to Mars the better. I hugely congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, on bringing this important issue to the Floor of the House. A…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bethell, and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge, on this important Bill. It is such a…13 Dec 2024HANSARDLarge Language Models and Generative AI (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth, and I pay tribute to the chair of the committee, the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston,…21 Nov 2024HANSARDEthiopia Famine: 40th AnniversaryMy Lords, 40 years ago almost to the day, on 23 October 1984, the nation was shocked by Michael Buerk’s famous BBC broadcast. It was a watershed moment in TV and world history…17 Oct 2024HANSARDEthiopia Famine: 40th AnniversaryMy Lords, I shall not detain noble Lords for long. It has been an excellent debate, and I want to thank every single contributor for their wisdom, knowledge, passion and intellect…17 Oct 2024HANSARDEthiopia Famine: 40th AnniversaryThat this House takes note of the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Ethiopia famine in the light of the current conflict and food insecurity in the country.17 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood InquiryMy Lords, I want to talk about the affected rather than the infected. Listening to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, sparked something in my memory of when, I believe, I came to him…15 Oct 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry: Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I declare my interest. As this House may know, my nephew, Nick, was a haemophiliac infected with hepatitis C and exposed to CJD and died aged 35, leaving a 10 month-old…22 May 2024HANSARDInfected BloodI was not going to speak, because I find it very emotional. For anyone in this Chamber who does not know, my nephew died aged 35. He was a haemophiliac. He was infected with…21 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I too oppose Clause 31. Channel 4—what a brilliant initiative, how extraordinary, and what a success. It is a cauldron of innovative and original talent, fundamental to…20 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, Amendments 46 and 47 are in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Bonham-Carter. We had a bit of a knock-around on “prominence” at Second Reading—was it…20 May 2024HANSARDZoological Society of London (Leases) BillMy Lords, if I was investing significant amounts of money in improving the structures of the zoo, I would want a very long lease in order to do that. Extending it up to 150 years…10 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, what action are the Government taking to compel AI companies to implement measures to monitor and report IP infringements?09 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 32, to which I have added my name. The noble Baroness, Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie, has made an excellent case—I am not sure that I need to…08 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, as some of your Lordships will know, I declare an interest as my nephew died aged 35. He was a haemophiliac, a twin and my sister’s son. He left a 10 month-old baby…30 Apr 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, the Media Bill is good, but it can be better. That is what I trust we will achieve during its passage here. We are so fortunate with our PSBs, which form a miraculous…28 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I apologise for not having been in the Chamber at Second Reading. Thousands of people have died because of Governments’ and officials’ lies and obfuscation about the…26 Feb 2024HANSARDConversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Winston. If my family, the state or the Church were to insist that I be homosexual, but I am not homosexual, that…09 Feb 2024