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HANSARDProtection 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 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 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 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I will address directly the question that my noble friend posed on why collocation is important and why this is the right location. I would just like to dispel a couple…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation, as I have been for nearly a decade, and a resident of Westminster who walks my dog in the park. I…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, like my noble friend Lord Pickles, I have considerable sympathy with this amendment, which was so well set out by the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame. I am pleased to find…11 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I suppose it is a bit of a clue that if we have more groups of amendments than there are clauses in the Bill, we are going to feel a bit like we are going round in…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, like many others, I am extremely sad to see that we have reached this stage. Sadly, I was unable to attend the other stages of ping-pong, so I feel that I need to add my…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, it seems that the Government are relying on two arguments to reject the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. The first is that regulating AI is such a big,…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I also support these amendments so brilliantly introduced by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. As a just-finishing member of the Communication and Digital Committee, I,…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, to which I have added my name. I will speak briefly because I wish to associate myself with…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to support all the amendments in this group. I have added my name to Amendments 15, 22, 27 and 45. The only reason my name is not on the other amendments is that…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 24 in my name and in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Stevenson, and my noble friend Lord Black of Brentwood, all of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Before the Minister sits down, can I follow up and ask a question about invisible processing? I wonder whether he considers that a better way of addressing potential concerns…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for having humoured me in the detail of this debate. I am very pleased to hear that response from the Minister and look forward to ongoing discussions with the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak very briefly, given the hour, just to reinforce three things that I have said as the wingman to the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, many times, sadly, in this…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I was in such a hurry to apologise just now for missing Second Reading that I forgot to declare my interests and remind the Committee of my technology and, with regard…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, in response—and very briefly, given the technical nature of all these amendments—I think that we should just note that there are a number of different issues in this…16 Dec 2024