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HANSARDRevised Telecommunications Security Code of PracticeI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital Economy,…03 Jun 2026HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 Codes of Practice on Illegal ContentNon-consensual intimate image abuse can have devastating and long-lasting impacts on victims and disproportionately affects women and girls. Delivering stronger protections…01 Jun 2026HANSARDEU Regulatory Alignment: Science and TechnologyDiolch yn fawr, Mr Llywydd. Ministers from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology regularly meet representatives from science and technology communities. The UK has…20 May 2026HANSARDEU Regulatory Alignment: Science and TechnologyThe feedback from UK tech businesses has been clear: Britain’s share of European venture capital investment is at its highest for 16 years. IT and technology are driving…20 May 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceThere are three particular things that this Government are doing to make sure that artificial intelligence is developed responsibly, and developed here: first, we are building…20 May 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceI thank my right hon. Friend for raising this topic, and for her deep expertise. On Grok, she will be aware that the regulatory and legal context made a number of those instances…20 May 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceCan I gently point out to the hon. Lady that there is a very clear strategy? We set out the AI opportunities action plan early on, and we then built in a public dashboard, so that…20 May 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceOn the question of engagement, I must first pay tribute to the AI Security Institute, which is one of the only labs in the world that engaged with all the frontier companies prior…20 May 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceMy hon. Friend has been a remarkable champion for the BSI, on this and on wider issues as well. I will not sing “Happy Birthday”, but I will certainly wish it a very happy…20 May 2026HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceFirst, I would point out to the hon. Member that there is a series of regulations that apply to AI algorithms and systems at the point of use. Secondly, we have taken powers in…20 May 2026HANSARDScience, Innovation and TechnologyThe TSI will secure supply chains, as my hon. Friends the Members for Weston-super-Mare and for Tamworth highlighted. Through the UK-India critical minerals guild, we are…29 Apr 2026HANSARDScience, Innovation and TechnologyThe TSI will secure supply chains, as my hon. Friends the Members for Weston-super-Mare and for Tamworth highlighted. Through the UK-India critical minerals guild, we are…29 Apr 2026HANSARD UK-India Technology Security InitiativeIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Alec. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Weston-super-Mare (Dan Aldridge) for so expertly introducing this debate on the UK-India…28 Apr 2026HANSARDTelecommunications, Radio Spectrum Management and Postal Services: Strategic PrioritiesI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by my noble Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital Economy,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDUK-US Arrangement on Pharmaceuticals Pricing and TariffsI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by the Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, my noble Friend Lord…13 Apr 2026HANSARDMobile and Fixed Telecoms Modernisation Charters and ProtocolsI am repeating the following written ministerial statement made today in the other place by my noble Friend Baroness Lloyd of Effra, the Minister for Digital Economy. The…24 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryI beg to move, That the Committee has considered the motion, That this House authorises the Secretary of State to make payments, by way of financial assistance under section 8 of…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryI thank both hon. Members for their contributions. To respond to the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage, the large investment portfolio part of the fund is of course focused on…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryI would not make claims about any individual-level investments we have made through the fund at the moment, but I am happy to write to the hon. Gentleman about the provisions in…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryI am happy to look into the specific case study in the papers, which the hon. Gentleman referenced. I have to say that I have not seen the mention in The Times of the company he…23 Mar 2026