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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I have had a number of arguments about “proportionate” in the decade that I have been in this House. In fact, I remember that the very first time I walked into the…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI think the Minister was in the middle of answering it and saying why something might be “unknown” right at the last.24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI was really interested in the introduction of the word “unknown”. The noble Lord, Lord Lansley, set out all the different stages and interactions. Does it not incentivise the…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I am sorry to break the Conservative bus pattern but I, too, will speak to Amendments 26 and 27, to which I have added my name, and to Amendment 30. Before I do, I was…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I too faced a glitch, having wanted to add my name to these amendments. Since we are at a new stage of the Bill, I declare my interests as set out in the register,…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I do not actually have much to add to the excellent case that has already been made, but I, too, was at the meeting that the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch,…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI am losing track of the conversation because I thought we were asking for more information for the challenger companies. rather than this debate between the SMS and the…22 Jan 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I declare my interests set out in full on the register, including as an advisor to the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University, chair of the Digital Futures for…19 Dec 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick. I declare my interest as set out in the register as adviser to the Institute for Ethics in AI…05 Dec 2023HANSARDEarly Years EducationMy Lords, last week I introduced a debate on the impact of edtech on the learning, social development and privacy of children, and more than one noble Lord stood up and said that…30 Nov 2023HANSARDEducational TechnologyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of educational technology (ed tech) being used in schools in relation to (1) the educational outcomes,…23 Nov 2023HANSARDEducational TechnologyMy Lords, I declare my interests, particularly that of chair of the Digital Futures Commission, which published the Blueprint for Educational Data in 2022, as chair of 5Rights…23 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, given the noble Viscount’s emphasis on the gathering of evidence and evidence-based regulation, can we anticipate having a researchers’ access to data measure in the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I too welcome the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle. I admire her bravery in wearing the colours of Sunderland and Newcastle simultaneously. I declare my…14 Nov 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I want to thank the Minister and other noble colleagues for such kind words. I really appreciate it. I want to say very little. It has been an absolute privilege to work…06 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 228. I spoke on this issue to the longer amendment in Committee. To decide whether something is illegal without the entire apparatus of the justice…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, before I talk to the amendments I had intended to address, I will make a very narrow point in support of the noble Baroness, Lady Fraser. About 10 years ago, when I…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBefore the Minister stands up, I also wondered—17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillSit down or stand up—I cannot remember. I wonder whether the department has looked at the DSA and other situations where this is being worked out. I recognise that it takes a…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI understand the report on a specific death, which is very welcome and part of the regime as we all see it. The very long list of things that the coroner may not know that they do…17 Jul 2023