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HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressThe noble Baroness makes a very fair point. We do have a number of schemes with different eligibility criteria. We are doing everything we can to standardise them and to make sure…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWatchdogs (Industry and Regulators Committee Report)My Lords, I am very pleased to respond on behalf of the Government. I thank my noble friend Lord Hollick for tabling today’s Motion and congratulate him on the report of the…09 Sept 2024HANSARDLithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL]I do not know the answer to that specifically. My instinct is that there needs to be a policy of “safety first” on issues such as the London Underground, but we may well get those…06 Sept 2024HANSARDLithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL]In fact, I am going to come on to the point about the availability of lithium, so bear with me for a second. I reassure the noble Lord that we are taking greater education very…06 Sept 2024HANSARDLithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, for tabling this Bill. It has enabled us to have a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion. I have certainly learned a lot about…06 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, Ofcom has a very wide-ranging and serious set of responsibilities. There is no suggestion that it is not carrying out its responsibilities in the run-up to the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, my noble friend will know that, in addition to the implementation of the Online Safety Act, we already have plans to bring forward a new data Bill where some of these…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaI pay tribute to the noble Lord for all the work that he did in getting the Online Safety Act on to the statute book. With regard to Telegram, obviously we cannot comment on…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, we share my noble friend’s concern about the flourishing of hate crime on these sites and particularly on smaller online platforms. The Secretary of State for DSIT is…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, as my noble friend will know, we take these issues very seriously. The Online Safety Act will tackle illegal abuse, protect children and empower users. Regulated…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaThe noble Baroness makes an important point. Part of Ofcom’s responsibility is to heighten the role of media literacy. We are talking to the Department for Education, and…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, I think that we are in danger of downplaying the significance of the Online Safety Act. It is a trail-blazing Act; the noble Baroness was very much involved in it. Our…05 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaThe right reverend Prelate makes a very important point. I think that we were all pleased with the community reaction to the riots. It was very heartening to see that people were…05 Sept 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsThe noble Lord raises a really important point here and again I acknowledge his expertise on this issue. It is a complex and challenging area and we understand the importance of…30 Jul 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsI thank my noble friend for his question. He is right that there are huge opportunities from applications of AI in the workplace, but also a number of areas of cause for concern.…30 Jul 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsAgain, I thank the noble Viscount for his good wishes and welcome him to his new role. He is right to raise the comparison and, while the EU has introduced comprehensive…30 Jul 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsThe noble Lord is right that there are issues around the risks in the way he has spelled out. There are still problems around the risks to accuracy of some AI systems. We are…30 Jul 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsI thank the noble Lord for that question and for all the work he has done on the AI issue, including his new book, which I am sure is essential reading over the summer for…30 Jul 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsI thank my noble friend for those good wishes. Of course, he is raising a really important issue of great concern to all of us. During the last election, we felt that the…30 Jul 2024HANSARDAI Technology RegulationsMy Lords, as set out in the King’s Speech, we will establish legislation to ensure the safe development of AI models by introducing targeted requirements on a handful of companies…30 Jul 2024