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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I very much echo the thanks expressed by the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, to all the companies and business that have given…22 Jan 2024HANSARDRegulatory Approval for New Products and ServicesTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they plan to support British innovators by tackling delays in getting regulatory approval for new products and services.22 Jan 2024HANSARDRegulatory Approval for New Products and ServicesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply, but does he accept that British innovators often face a mountain of red tape just to get started? In some cases, it can mean getting…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI thank the noble Lord very much for that insight. He is absolutely right, of course. We all understand his wealth of experience; it is very helpful to have his support on that…22 Jan 2024HANSARDAI-generated Public ServicesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure citizens are not excluded from accessing AI-generated public services.14 Dec 2023HANSARDAI-generated Public ServicesI thank the noble Baroness for that, but the latest Ofcom study of internet use in the UK showed that 7% of people have no access at all and 18% have access solely via their…14 Dec 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and Pensions: AIMy Lords, the issue that my noble friend raised about access to millions of people’s bank accounts came up at a very late stage—Report—of Commons dealings with the Data Protection…05 Dec 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, we have had an excellent debate, with enormous expertise and some powerful themes emerging from around the Chamber. I look forward to exploring them in more detail when…05 Dec 2023HANSARDData Protection (Adequacy) (United States of America) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for raising his concerns about this SI this evening, and for the diligent work of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…22 Nov 2023HANSARDResearch, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape ReportI thank the Minister for that reply, but he will know that the review identified significant problems in the UK’s RDI landscape, some of which are long-term and serious, and are…20 Nov 2023HANSARDResearch, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape ReportTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend to respond to the Independent Review of the UK’s Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape, published in March…20 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am pleased to open this debate from these Benches and to welcome His Majesty to his first official King’s Speech as our new monarch. I look forward with pleasure to…14 Nov 2023HANSARDNear-earth SatellitesMy Lords, there are already an estimated 36,000 near-earth space objects circulating around our planet, and the prospect of many thousands more commercial satellites being…13 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, it has been reported that the Government want big tech companies to agree a set of voluntary guidelines at the AI summit. Can the Minister confirm this? If so, why are…24 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, first, I remind noble Lords of my interest in the South Downs National Park. I add my welcome to that of the noble Lord, Lord Randall, for government Amendment 9, which…21 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly. I declare an interest as a member of the South Downs National Park Authority. I thank the Minister and the noble Lord, Lord Randall. It has…13 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the South Downs National Park Authority, which is a major planning authority. I am speaking to Amendment 247, to which I have added…13 Sept 2023HANSARDClothing Sales: SustainabilityMy Lords, there are some outrageous claims made by people in the fashion industry about the sustainability of their products. What are the Government going to do about…11 Sept 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly to the amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, has set out extremely well why we are keen to make local nature recovery strategies an…04 Sept 2023