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HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]I agree. Their legal use is being made possible by stealth, basically. That is why people continue to use them with impunity. They know—or, presumably, they assume—that nobody…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLove Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report)My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the most reverend Primate. I congratulate him on a very powerful speech. I agree with much of what he said, especially his statement…08 Dec 2023HANSARDLove Matters (Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households Report)We did not get married, though.08 Dec 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, and I will come to his theme of accountability later in my remarks, but I am very grateful to my noble friend the…05 Dec 2023HANSARDPedicabs (London) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, sets out a case for the future when it comes to pedicabs, and I will come to some of his points a little later. I am going to focus my…22 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I am delighted that the long campaigned for Media Bill will be part of this Session’s legislative agenda. But today I want to concentrate on other issues that the Select…14 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechI thank the noble Lord for giving way. I did welcome the Media Bill. I did not want to go into detail because there is not time to talk about every Bill that is relevant to the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos, and I echo his remarks about my noble friend Lord Harrington and the way he introduced this Second…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRoyal Albert Hall Bill [HL]Just to clarify, that conflicts committee meets after the decisions have been made by members who are conflicted.19 Oct 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I shall ask my noble friend the Minister a question about encryption but, before I do, I will briefly make a couple of other points. First, I echo all the tributes paid…06 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am very concerned to hear the contribution from the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. I certainly look forward to hearing what the Minister says in reply. I confess that I was…06 Sept 2023HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, I first congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, on securing this debate and on the comprehensive and interesting way he has introduced it. I signed up to speak for…24 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I added my name to some amendments on this issue in Committee. I have not done so on Report, not least because I have been so occupied with other things and have not had…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, as the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Clement-Jones, have already said, the Communications and Digital Select Committee did indeed recommend a new Joint Committee…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillJust to be clear, am I right to understand my noble friend as saying that there is currently no technology that would be technically acceptable for tech companies to do what is…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendments in this group in my name: Amendments 139, 140, 144 and 145. I thank the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I shall speak very briefly. I feel a responsibility to speak, having spoken in Committee on a similar group of amendments when the noble Lords, Lord Lipsey and Lord…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am grateful to my noble friend for his constructive response to my Amendments 139 and 140. I am sure he will do me the honour of allowing me to see the Government’s reversioning…12 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have said several times when we have been debating this Bill—and I will probably say it again when we get to the group about powers—that, for me, the point of the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee At risk: our creative future (2nd Report, HL Paper 125).07 Jul 2023