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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, first, I welcome the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Allan, and his motivation, because I am concerned that, throughout the Bill, the wrong targets are being caught…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, there is a danger of unanimity breaking out. The noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and I are not always on the same page as others, but this is just straightforward. I hope the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillTo follow on from that, we are talking about the obligation to bring exemptions to Parliament. Well, we are in Parliament and we are bringing exemptions. The noble Lord is…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, interestingly, because I have not discussed this at all with the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, I have some similar concerns to his. I have always wanted this to be a…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI just have a question for the noble Lord. He has given an excellent exposé of the other things that I was worried about but, even when he talks about listing the harms, I wonder…06 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will keep this short, because I know that everyone wants to get on. It would be said that it is abusive to misgender someone; in the context of what is going on in sixth forms…06 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords, I rise in support of Amendment 168AZA. The noble Lord, Lord Swire, has explained why it is a very modest but important part of this discussion. One reason why I think…05 Jul 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillMy Lords—05 Jul 2023HANSARDUK: Violence Against Women and GirlsMy Lords, I too welcome this debate, although with one caveat. I speak at lots of sixth-forms and universities, and I am increasingly struck by how scared young women are. They…29 Jun 2023HANSARDUK Economy: Growth, Inflation and ProductivityMy Lords, I too appreciate that the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, has tabled this debate. It feels like at last the productivity problem and the lack of business investment is being…29 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this group relates to communications offences. I will speak in support of Amendment 265, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and in support of his opposition to…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, Amendments 233 and 234 from the noble Lord, Lord Knight of Weymouth, were well motivated, so I will be brief. I just have a couple of queries. First, we need to consider…22 Jun 2023HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Building InsuranceMy Lords, leaseholders are already reporting that these scandalous commissions are being rebadged as fees. Are we absolutely sure that transparency is enough? Finding out how much…15 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston, raises some important broader questions to consider but I think she has overcomplicated what is a more straightforward…13 Jun 2023HANSARDStrikes (Minimum Service Levels) BillMy Lords, I will say very briefly I have no doubt that the Government do not want to lead to the sacking of workers through this Bill. However, when the Minister seeks to reassure…08 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI was suggesting that we have a bigger problem than it appearing on a small site. It quotes from mainstream media, but it ends up being broadly disseminated and not because it is…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI personally think that it is pessimistic view of the future to suggest that humanity cannot rise to the task of being able to distinguish between deep fakes and real images.…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI shall speak very briefly at this hour, just to clarify as much as anything. It seems important to me that there is a distinction between small platforms and large platforms, but…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, so few of us are involved in this discussion that we are now able to write each other’s speeches. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, for articulating some of…25 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, for once I want to be really positive. I am actually very positive about this whole group of amendments because more transparency is essential in what we are discussing.…25 May 2023