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HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI would never compete with the noble and learned Lord.11 Feb 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords—11 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendments 238 to 240 are in my name and those of my noble friends Lady Cass and Lord Russell. I support Amendment 227 in the name of my noble friend Lord Tarassenko. I…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I too added my name to Amendment 215 but, like my noble friend Lord Hampton, I have spoken on this issue quite a lot and anyone who would like to know my view can find…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillOn that point, does the Minister have the number of children over five who die in other ways, just so the Committee can understand how much of a burden that might be?27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI start by accepting all the various offers to meet the Minister and thank her for her tone in her response and for expanding it to the other departments as necessary. Before I…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Barran and Lady Morgan, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for their support. It is heartbreaking to be here again. I first…27 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate, because I am going to mirror his words in many ways. Before I start, I thank our warm-up act, the noble…21 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am sorry but the noble Viscount is misreading what I said. I said exactly that.21 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial Media: Non-consensual Sexual DeepfakesMy Lords, I was in the other place when the Secretary of State made her Statement. I commend her for the strength of her words, but we are beyond words now. We are living in a…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAI Systems: RisksI thank the Minister for such a generous and wide-ranging response. He said that we are going to regulate at the point of use, yet in this House we saw such a battle about the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDAI Systems: RisksMy Lords, I commend the noble Lord, Lord Fairfax, on raising what is rightly a fundamental question of our time: the risk of AI systems becoming more powerful than their human…08 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin. I share much of her frustration about us being here discussing this again and hearing that litany of…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI want to ask the Minister about the timing. Her tone is exceptionally welcome— I will leave the substance of her response to the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin—but I am watching…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I rise to add my voice to the praise for the noble Baroness, Lady Owen—me too—and to put on record my support. I believe the noble Baroness did such a detailed, forensic…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Nash, for his amendment and his fierce following of this issue, and for bringing it to our attention. I recognise that this is a Home Office…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 266, I will speak also to Amendments 479 and 480, all of which are in my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, the noble Lords, Lord…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Nov 2025HANSARDAI: Workforce TrainingMy Lords, I am very much behind AI training and the vision of the noble Lord, Lord Evans, in his supplementary question. Having benefited from exemplary instruction from a senior…03 Nov 2025