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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his Amendments 148, 149 and 150; the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, for his Amendments 289, 290, 291, 292, 293,…05 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Motion A, I will also speak to Motion A1. Following on from colleagues discussing this in the other place yesterday, we are back here again today to debate…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions today and throughout this process. Colleagues have spoken consistently with passion and eloquence, as befitting the many,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do not insist on its Amendment 49F, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 49G, and do propose Amendments 49H, 49J, 49K, 49L and 49M in lieu of…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Noble Lords can laugh about this, but it is a really serious issue that is absolutely fundamental to our democracy. The House of Commons has made its position clear on a number of…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]As I keep saying, the primacy of the House of Lords—sorry, the House of Commons—is absolutely vital.04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]We regard the primacy of the House of Commons as absolutely paramount. As I have stated, at the end of the day if we are not careful, we will get into a situation—which I think…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]As I have said, there is a danger that the Bill will collapse if the Lords continues in its current form, and that is not what any of us want. I hope that everybody here accepts…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Warwick for her thoughtful contribution to this debate on Amendment 143B. We fully recognise the need not to impose disproportionate burdens…03 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for this short debate and the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for tabling Amendment 140. When we were developing the plan to make work pay, we were clear in…03 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesMy Lords, safety by design is an absolutely fundamental principle of the Online Safety Act, and the Government have reiterated that in our strategic priorities which we have set…02 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesMy Lords, as I think I have said here before, we are carrying out research to look at the implications of the use of smartphones for children. The Department for Education’s…02 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesThe noble Lord is absolutely right about that. As part of my role, I have seen horrendous material that I do not think anybody—not adults and certainly not children—should see. We…02 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesThe noble Baroness makes an important point. We are looking at what further advice we can give to parents. This is a sensitive issue and, as the noble Baroness will understand, we…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do not insist on its Amendment 49D, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 49E.02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I want to start today’s debate by repeating some of the sentiments set out by the Secretary of State before the Whitsun Recess, when the elected House once again…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I must once again thank all noble Lords who have spoken during this debate, and of course I continue to recognise the passion and the depth of feeling on this issue. I…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, when I set out my comments, I said that I have made compromises, and I will reiterate them. We are trying to find a way through on the detail of how we are going to find…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]The Secretary of State and all the Ministers in the department have made it absolutely clear how vital it is that the creative sector’s interests are protected in the discussions.…02 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesI welcome the noble Lord’s comments. He is absolutely right: this has been a mammoth exercise, and I am so pleased that we are now beginning to see the fruits of it. There are…02 Jun 2025