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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, for the avoidance of doubt, could the Minister clarify whether the proposed restrictions apply not only to print and broadcast media but to digital media?13 Mar 2024HANSARDElections: Voter IDDo the Government have any intention of specifying what sort of ID is acceptable? I decided to test this out in the recent local elections. I took my House of Lords pass; it has a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDEuropean University Institute (EU Exit) Regulations 2022My Lords, this affects a very small number of people, yet it seems manifestly unfair as between those people. I do not understand why it was necessary to negotiate a cessation of…15 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation: PhilosophyMy Lords, I think I have an interest to declare as the only surviving professional philosopher in the House. When I joined your Lordships’ House there were four of us, but the…01 Nov 2022HANSARDFreedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, this is a rich, detailed and informative report, yet one underlying issue has perhaps gone to the margins: the focus on freedom of expression. Nowadays, we often use the…27 Oct 2022HANSARDReferendumsDoes the Minister accept that there has been some change since 2016? Although it is true that we have limited information about the success of the campaigning from without the UK…12 Feb 2020HANSARDNursing and MidwiferyMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the Royal Statistical Society is celebrating the election of its first woman fellow, Florence Nightingale, and that nurses play a very…30 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, it is not easy to debate or even to discern the cumulative implications of the measures mentioned in the gracious Speech. Many serious measures that urgently require new…17 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, you see the dangers.17 Oct 2019HANSARDElections and Referenda: Protection Against CorruptionTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with ensuring adequate protection of (1) elections, and (2) referenda against corruption by (a) disinformation…07 Oct 2019HANSARDElections and Referenda: Protection Against CorruptionMy Lords, time is moving on. During May, the Government replied to a number of questions from various Benches about preventing online corruption of future elections and referenda.…07 Oct 2019HANSARDCensus (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble and learned friend’s amendment goes a long way to protect the public from some of the ambiguities of these questions. If the question is optional and one does…18 Jun 2019HANSARDElectoral Commission: Referendums and Elections SpendingMy Lords, this is the fourth Question that the Minister has answered in this general area during the past week. Although his Answers are detailed and useful, they do not seem to…23 May 2019HANSARDEU Referendum: Lessons LearnedWill the Minister recognise that we may have a referendum or an election before many would wish either to happen? Is it not prudent, therefore, to take some steps to regulate…20 May 2019HANSARDVeterans: InvestigationsMy Lords, a year ago I visited the Staatsanwaltschaft in Stuttgart—16 May 2019HANSARDElections: Online InterferenceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they intend to take to prevent or mitigate online interference with any future elections or referenda.01 May 2019HANSARDElections: Online InterferenceMy Lords, I wish I could share the noble Lord’s optimism. The ways that exist for interfering in elections are not confined to direct interference at the polls. We are talking…01 May 2019HANSARDCorporate GovernanceDoes the Minister consider standards of trust an adequate metric for the trustworthiness of companies?29 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline HarmsMy Lords, I too welcome this White Paper. We have heard it heralded from the Front Bench week after week, and it is great to see it arrive. However, it deals with only part of the…08 Apr 2019HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeWill the Minister tell the House what work the Government have done to identify other groups that may have very great difficulty presenting identification documents that establish…03 Apr 2019