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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe noble Baroness is absolutely right. She will know that I share her ambitions for the tech sector. The UK remains the number one country for venture capital investment, raising…21 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI have already had one meeting and, as noble Lords will know, I seem to be in perpetual meeting mode. I certainly am very happy to carry on having those discussions.19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will also speak to Motions B and D. This first group is concerned with amendments relating to sex and gender in digital verification services, the data dictionary and…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. I reassure your Lordships’ House that the Government are progressing workstreams focused on the accuracy and reliability of…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the first thing I would say about categorisation, as I hope I have stressed all along, is that data verification services will be required to provide accurate…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do not insist on its disagreement with the Commons in their Amendment 32, on which the Commons have insisted for their Reason 32D, and do not insist on its…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I genuinely thank all noble Lords—they have mainly been noble Baronesses—who have taken part in this excellent debate, in which we have addressed some important, salient…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do not insist on its Amendment 49B, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 49C.19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]That this House do not insist on its disagreement with the Commons in their Amendment 52, on which the Commons have insisted for their Reason 52D, and do not insist on its…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I cannot see why we should carve out some of the most customer-facing sectors, where the sorts of harassment we are talking about are probably more prevalent. I cannot…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this has been a good introduction to the further debates we will have today on provisions in the Bill on harassment. I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Kramer…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will attempt to update your Lordships’ House on these issues at the time the noble Lord has suggested.19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I presume that it is where employees are based here in the UK, but if I am wrong I will write to the noble Baroness and clarify that. In conclusion, I am grateful to all…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I can say only that it is for the reasons I have outlined previously in my speech. We want to make sure that where we broaden the protections, it is done on a very…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the answer to both noble Lords—and I think I said this during my response—is that the amendments are all raising really important issues. There is an issue about the…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the easiest thing is for me to write to the noble Baroness to explain this. It is obviously based on previous experiences of case law and so on. I will write to the…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I do not think it is appropriate to talk about an individual case, but can I make it absolutely clear here that we are committed to defending free speech and upholding…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thought I had explained that in my description, and I do not really want to have to repeat it. I explained the grounds that would be considered when comparing harassment with…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, once again, I acknowledge the passion and depth of feeling from those noble Lords who have spoken and, again, I emphasise that we are all on the same side here. We all…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will also speak to Motion C1. I am conscious of the words of my noble friend the Chief Whip at the start of our proceedings, so I will try not to add unnecessarily to…19 May 2025