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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the debate on this group raises a number of interesting points, but they are all on the same theme. They are about what happens should disputes arise. No one wants to be…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, when the Electronic Communications Code was revised in 2017, the department committed to keeping track of developments and assessing the impact of those changes. I was…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and assure him that I will not be speaking so long as to take him into his birthday—I am sure that is a great disappointment. This…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I was very pleased to put my name to the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Harding. As she says, this is simple, limited in scope and extremely practical. It…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the issue of valuation, as we have heard clearly today, generates one of the most significant ranges of concerns. Noble Lords have been extremely helpful in unpacking…29 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillMy Lords, I start by thanking Professor Simon Wessely for his independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983, an outdated piece of legislation that far too often has facilitated…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSuicide: Online ProductsMy Lords, there are disturbing reports of TikTok users adopting the term “unalive” as a means of promoting suicide content, while others use shorthand hashtags, such as #ED for…27 Jun 2022HANSARDPolioMy Lords, while the risk to the public is considered low, the declaration of a national incident will of course give cause for concern, so the Government need to communicate…23 Jun 2022HANSARDDiabetic Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, the national paediatric diabetes audit shows that the impact of type 2 diabetes and the cost-of-living crisis is disproportionately felt by children living in the most…23 Jun 2022HANSARDPolioTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they have taken in response to the national incident declared due to the polio virus being found in London sewerage systems.23 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I restate these Benches’ support for Part 1, which introduces a range of important powers and processes relating to the security of consumer-connectable products,…21 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this is of course the first of a number of amendments that deal with Part 2 of the Bill. The amendment refers to telecoms infrastructure. This is far from the only…21 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Fox, for tabling these amendments, which seek to clarify how the new measures in the Bill will interact…21 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful, as ever, to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee for its very helpful report on this Bill. It would be fair to say that, in general, this…21 Jun 2022HANSARDNational Health Service (Integrated Care Boards: Exceptions to Core Responsibility) Regulations 2022My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister for his extremely helpful introduction to these regulations. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Scriven; I want to pick up…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to their decision not to include media literacy provisions in the Online Safety Bill, whether they intend to impose an updated statutory…20 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyMy Lords, Covid showed the danger of conspiracy theories, while research shows that most internet users want the skills to judge for themselves what is true or false. As the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDNursing: StaffingMy Lords, I start by thanking our nursing workforce and, indeed, the whole health and social care team. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, on securing this important…16 Jun 2022HANSARDVaccinationsMy Lords, more than one in 10 children are not fully protected against measles by the time they start school, and research shows that many parents are unaware that it can lead to…15 Jun 2022