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HANSARDBereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral, for his compassion and understanding of the issue and his support for the regulations. They represent an important step…02 Mar 2026HANSARDEmployment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.02 Mar 2026HANSARDEmployment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.02 Mar 2026HANSARDBereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026That the Grand Committee do consider the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026.02 Mar 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Hunt for initiating this important debate on an important topic, and all noble Lords from around the House for their contributions today.…29 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesMy Lords, the latest ONS figures highlight the continued resilience of UK entrepreneurship. One-year survival rates have also remained strong, holding at over 93% in recent years.…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesThe evidence from HMRC’s 2022 evaluation shows that 75% of enterprise investment scheme companies strongly agreed that finance led their company to grow. As the noble Lord is…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesMy noble friend raises the equally important point that, as well as supporting start-ups, we need to support scale-ups. One initiative that the Government have taken is the…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesThe UK has an extremely strong track record as a vibrant ecosystem for start-ups and scale-ups, and that is something the Government are committed to building on—hence, as I…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesAs noble Lords may know, we are supporting our public finance institutions. We are increasing the capitalisation of the British Business Bank, which can play a role in this area,…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesI am happy to take away that question and consult with colleagues on it. The noble Lord is right that businesses of all sizes make up the huge vibrancy of our economy and we must…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesI thank the noble Lord for his question. We expanded the eligibility for various schemes to support entrepreneurs and scale-up businesses such as the enterprise management…28 Jan 2026HANSARDUK Start-up CompaniesOur approach to the AI opportunity is comprehensive. It includes the AI growth zones which are being announced and include full access to energy as part of the package as well as…28 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsWe have set a regime. This House passed the Online Safety Act. It is a regime supervised by Ofcom. We have given Ofcom the resources it needs to supervise against the Online…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsMy noble friend is right that there are other practices in other jurisdictions. We should absolutely learn from their experience of taking measures to protect children online and…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsWe are aware of the case brought in the United States. No parent should have to go through what these parents have. Our deepest sympathies are with those affected. We have…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsThe Government are aware of calls to make the data preservation process faster. These are new powers and we are actively monitoring the effectiveness of the current process,…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsThe noble Lord will be aware of the Statement that the Technology Secretary made last week to initiate a short consultation looking at further measures that could be taken, which…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsYes, we are aware of those calls and those measures that have been put forward. We are working closely with Ofcom and the Chief Coroner’s office to understand how those would…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsAll services operating in the United Kingdom must comply with the Online Safety Act. Ofcom is the regulator of online services and, when services fail to comply with the duties…27 Jan 2026