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HANSARDPost Office HorizonMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to make this new Government’s first Statement in your Lordships’ House on the Horizon scandal. It was one of the Government’s key…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office HorizonMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his kind comments and welcome him to his new role. I echo his congratulations to Alan Bates on his very well-deserved knighthood. Obviously,…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office HorizonThe noble Lord makes a very good point. He is absolutely right about the long delays that took place, and I think we around this House have all accepted that that was…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPost Office HorizonMy Lords, of course we are mindful of those cases and are carefully watching the numbers that remain in that camp. The usual routes of appeal remain for those cases. In…24 Jul 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I add my thanks, first, to the Ministers. As the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said, they have worked assiduously, and we have felt as if we were constantly in their…23 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, the Minister said more or less that he agreed with our position but did not see the need for the amendments to be on the face of the Bill. The argument he gave was that…14 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I am pleased to support the Motions in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Faulks and Lord Clement-Jones. My Motion C2, which proposes Amendments 32B and 32C in lieu, is…14 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMoved by At end insert “, and do propose Amendments 32B and 32C in lieu—14 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, the Minister was right to say that we should recognise that AI can bring opportunities to the creative sector. For example, nearly a decade after a near-fatal stroke,…09 May 2024HANSARDDeepfakes: General ElectionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure political deepfakes on social media are not used to undermine the outcome of the general election.08 May 2024HANSARDDeepfakes: General ElectionMy Lords, Google’s Kent Walker has talked of the “very serious” threat posed by AI-generated deepfakes and disinformation. The Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the…08 May 2024HANSARDUniversities: Sensitive ResearchMy Lords, upholding national security is the first duty of any Government. To that end, we welcome the Government’s recent briefing for vice-chancellors and the intention to…30 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillThe noble Viscount explained in response to the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, that at every stage where the powers are going to be expanded, it would come back as an affirmative…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I am pleased that we were able to sign this amendment. Once again, the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, has demonstrated her acute ability to dissect and to make a brilliant…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I am grateful to hear that there is some work ongoing on the registrar process and that the noble Lord will write with further details. Obviously, if this work is…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillCan I just be clear? The noble Lord was quite rightly saying that there is going to be a move to digital, rather than paper, and we all support that. However, our amendment went…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for introducing his amendments so ably. When I read them, I had a strong sense of déjà vu as attempts by the Government to…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I rise to move Amendment 239 and to speak to Amendment 250 in my name. I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London and the noble Lord, Lord…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillIf I may pursue this, I am not sure I heard the Minister’s answer to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron—or maybe I did. If it was a charitable bank account, a…22 Apr 2024