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HANSARDThe Building Safety Regulator: Building a Better Regulator (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, it is an honour to follow our erstwhile chair of the Industry and Regulators Committee. I begin by declaring my interest as a member of that committee. I thank the noble…08 Jun 2026HANSARDAI Regulation BillMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Holmes for bringing this debate. The fact that so many of us wish to speak today shows that this really needs to be properly debated as…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too congratulate the three excellent maiden speakers today and wish the noble Lord, Lord Dixon, luck in a few minutes’ time. I will restrict my comments to technology.…19 May 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will briefly add my thanks and congratulations to my noble friend Lord Nash on what is a substantial achievement, and my thanks to the Minister and the Government for…28 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a huge privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hacking. I am sure many noble Lords will have the same sentiment as I do in thanking him for his extraordinary…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, my mother-in-law died from motor neurone disease a couple of years ago. She was a primary school headmistress, and she took firm control of her life throughout it. Three…24 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall briefly add to the eloquent contribution made by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I recognise that all parties have moved and that the groups of amendments are…20 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I will also ask a few questions. I declare my interests as the senior steward—namely, the chairman—of the Jockey Club and as the mother of an elite athlete. I spent last…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHealth and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I will be very brief. The Explanatory Notes say that a full impact assessment was not completed because “no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will also try to be brief. I completely support everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, has said. I would like to draw out two arguments that have been made…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, given the hour, I shall be brief. I support my noble friend Lady Stowell in the two amendments that she has so ably introduced, and I have been delighted to add my name…04 Mar 2026HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy Lords, it is a somewhat daunting privilege to follow another passionate and erudite speech from the noble Lord, Lord Austin. I too congratulate the right reverend Prelate the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords—26 Jan 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, in 1982, the then Government commissioned a philosopher, Dame Mary Warnock, to explore the moral and ethical frameworks around human embryology and fertilisation, long…26 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will also endeavour to be brief. Like many who have spoken already, I spent a very large amount of time on the Online Safety Act. I agree entirely with the comments of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAI Systems: RisksMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Fairfax for bringing this debate and for his continued efforts on this topic. I shall focus my remarks on so-called advanced general…08 Jan 2026HANSARDComputer-generated Child Sexual Abuse MaterialMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s strength in his answers. He says that if Ofcom does not act to hold X to account for Grok’s illegal activities, the Government will. Can he…07 Jan 2026HANSARDProtection of Children Codes of PracticeMy Lords, I thank the noble, Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for bringing this regret Motion. He gave a tour de force of all the reasons why we should regret that these codes are not…30 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too support Amendments 493 and 494 in the name of my noble friend Lord Holmes, and Amendments 502K and 502YI in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I am not…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillBefore the Minister moves on, I have a follow-up question. It is very encouraging to hear the work that seems to be ongoing in the ICO. What is the Minister’s view on why it would…18 Sept 2025