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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I disagree with a great deal of what the previous speaker has just said, but I am extraordinarily glad to live in a country where he has the right to say it and I have…21 May 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on what he just said. I entirely agree with his premise that there is real danger ahead of us if we do not take care and we do…29 Jan 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy message is that we should organise before we have to engage in expensive recovery.29 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group, especially Amendments 360 and 362, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and my noble friend Lord Holmes. Like others, I…07 Jan 2026HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, first, I thank the Minister for his speech. He laid out what is at stake for us and what this country is doing in the contribution that we are making, which is…31 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos ArchipelagoMy Lords, I apologise for not rising to speak in the right place on the list. Diego Garcia is exceptionally important to western security and the UK, and the US are right to want…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUnited Kingdom: Global PositionMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for securing this very timely debate. I congratulate noble Lord, Lord Pitkeathley, on his very enlivening and to-the-point maiden…13 Mar 2025HANSARDLong-duration Energy Storage (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to welcome the Minister to the House and I very much look forward to her speech in reply. I thank our team of committee staff for their support,…09 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendment 7 introduced by my noble friend Lord Arbuthnot, for the reasons that he gave. The amendment was designed to have the effect of increasing the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDScience and Technology: EconomyMy Lords, I am lucky enough to be one of the Members of this House who is on the Science and Technology Committee. I very much welcome this debate and the excellent introduction…31 Oct 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the terms in which he restated this country’s position on Ukraine. I think he captured the sentiment of this House. The noble Lord, Lord…25 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on their electoral success. It is in the national interest that they succeed, and I wish them well. I want to talk briefly about three…25 Jul 2024HANSARDArtificial Light and Noise: Effects on Human Health (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I thank our chair for her excellent leadership in our examination of policy on light and noise as they affect human health; it has been exemplified by the exposition and…09 May 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Goudie. I join others in thanking my noble friend the Foreign Secretary and the ministerial team in the Foreign…05 Mar 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton. I particularly note his correct, salutary remarks about Russia’s ability. I congratulate the noble…26 Jan 2024HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I just want to reinforce what my noble friend Lord Bethell said about the amendments to which I have also put my name: Amendments 237ZA, 266AA and 272E. I was originally…17 Jul 2023HANSARDFighting Fraud (Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee Report)My Lords, I shall speak in the gap. I was not a member of the committee, and I will be brief in dealing with one point in particular. This is an important report that is extremely…30 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillLet me reflect further with the lead Minister on this matter and come back. The point that I was making is that the suggestion that nobody is listened to is not right. We are…23 Feb 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, particularly in her suggestion that it is not too early to start thinking about the long term. She is quite right. I say…09 Feb 2023HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I think the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, spoke for us all when he pointed to the moral courage our late sovereign showed. When I debated with myself about whether I would…10 Sept 2022