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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her kind words about the new offence with respect to child sexual abuse image generators and I take the opportunity to recognise the work of the…16 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in speaking to my Amendments 502K, 502YI and 502YH, I also register my support for Amendments 493 and 494 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, and, more broadly,…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI just want to raise the question of timing. The Government, as the Minister says, are putting a huge amount of money into digital infrastructure and, as later amendments that she…18 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023: Virtual Private NetworksMy Lords, while the introduction of age checking has increased the use of VPNs, we must not automatically assume that the increase is entirely attributable to under-18s. On the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: LegislationMy Lords, both the AI Opportunities Action Plan and the industrial strategy outline a commitment to sovereign AI, including the creation of a UK sovereign AI unit, but with little…21 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: News MediaMy Lords, during the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Bill, the Government asked repeatedly that Parliament trust that they had the interest of UK copyright holders front and…07 Jul 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I add my welcome to the noble Lord, Lord Massey. I also look forward to hearing from the noble Lord, Lord Evans. I thank the committee for its very valuable report, and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Perhaps the Minister could note that I said that of course they should be meeting. It was the fact that the creative industries did not get a response that was at issue here.11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to the Government’s Motion A. The timing of this debate and the pretence that these are in any meaningful sense amendments in lieu are more process and…11 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will start by reiterating something I said in my opening remarks to make it absolutely clear to anyone who was not in the Chamber at that time. If we vote on this…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I did not expect to be here today. I am disappointed, frustrated and, to be honest, quite sad to be here and to have to make this argument again. I will make just four…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Leave out from “House” to end and insert “do insist on its Amendment 49F.”04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, most noble Lords have made their minds up about the substance, but I think it is important to say why we are here again. There is no argument that copyright material is…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I first thank everyone who has spoken. I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, who thinks that I have won. I therefore hope that he expects and…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 49F in lieu of Amendment 49D—02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken on this issue in the House and outside of the House. I particularly thank the Members on the Government Benches; I know it comes hard to…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, last week, we had a decisive vote in favour of transparency for UK copyright holders—a first step towards protecting the labour and property of UK creators and creative…19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]At end to insert “, and do propose Amendment 49D in lieu of Amendment 49B—19 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative ContentMy Lords, as we have heard, yesterday in the other place the Government used procedure rather than policy to overturn amendments that could have turbocharged a lucrative market…15 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has said everything I was going to say and more and better, so I want just to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of…12 May 2025