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HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, in rising to speak to this amendment, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I wish to inform the Committee that my noble friend Lady Bakewell is unwell and…28 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]28 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his comments. I appreciate that there is information of which the Government are aware from the reports that come to Parliament on this. Some of my…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, this amendment would simply require the Secretary of State to review the impact of this Act on the size of the sovereign grant. I have tabled it as I feel that, as part…22 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]22 Oct 2024HANSARDEnvironmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too support the Bill. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Krebs, for bringing it and for his well-worded explanation of it. I am also grateful to the noble…18 Oct 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, if a photograph tells 1,000 words, an AI-generated image can tell 1,000 lies. As a photographer, I am concerned about altered or manipulated imagery in journalism and on…17 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, given the Lord Chancellor’s statement that the framework “convention is a major step to ensuring that these new technologies can be harnessed without eroding our oldest…15 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 31. I apologise in advance that I have no “Monty Python” sketch references, but I support the amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Young,…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 33 and in favour of Amendment 27 tabled by my noble friend Lord Teverson. My noble friend laid out Amendment 27 very well. A good positive…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to my Amendments 29 and 30 in this group. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for the powerful points he has made, particularly around our 2030…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 2 I will speak also to Amendment 5. Together, they seek to place a cap of £150 million on the amount of money that Crown Estate commissioners may…14 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank everybody who has spoken on this group of amendments. It has been a useful and helpful discussion from us all. There was a feeling from all parties across the…14 Oct 2024HANSARDFlood Prevention: FarmersMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for bringing it to us, and thank the others who are speaking. It is…10 Oct 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. There is much to welcome in the Bill. There is much that we on these Benches will support. Equally, we call on Labour…09 Oct 2024HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [HL]My Lords, there is much to welcome in this Bill. We welcome Labour’s mission to decarbonise power generation by 2030. While we are supportive, we will closely scrutinise these…02 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I congratulate Labour on securing a historic win and the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, on his appointment. This Parliament has a powerful mandate for bold action…18 Jul 2024HANSARDPedal Cyclists: InsuranceMy Lords, 7,000 bikes are stolen every year. Theft, particularly of expensive e-bikes, is out of control and often violent. Does the Minister welcome the clever tactics being used…23 May 2024HANSARDManagement of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024My Lords, we too welcome these regulations. This instrument was noted by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Hedges are a crucial part of our historic landscape, living…20 May 2024