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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I have now reached the grand old age of 71, and it is a worrying fact that I think this puts me bang on the average age of those in your Lordships’ House. So, it is a…19 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, mentioned the variety of topics that had been covered in this vital debate. Of course, she was right, but so often we come back to the…21 Sept 2023HANSARDSemiconductors ManufacturingMy Lords, can my noble friend estimate what proportion of the semiconductors in our critical national infrastructure comes from countries that do not have our best interests at…18 Sept 2023HANSARDCybersecurityMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out on the register. Does my noble friend accept that it is very difficult for Governments to keep up with the speed of change of…03 Jul 2023HANSARDEmergency Alert System: FujitsuTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the suitability of Fujitsu’s involvement in the UK emergency alert system.19 Apr 2023HANSARDEmergency Alert System: FujitsuMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question of which I have given private notice, I refer to my entry in the register as an unpaid member of the Post Office Horizon…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEmergency Alert System: FujitsuMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that Answer. I have no objection at all to the emergency alert that is to be sent to our mobile telephones on Sunday: it is good for…19 Apr 2023HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)My Lords, the hour is late, so I shall be brief. It has not been an apocalyptic, or even a particularly gloomy, debate—he says with a rather sad look on his face. The Minister has…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee Preparing for Extreme Risks: Building a Resilient Society (Session 2021–22, HL Paper…12 Jan 2023HANSARDPreparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report)My Lords, we thought we were well prepared. Roger Hargreaves, the director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, told us that our national security risk assessment was…12 Jan 2023HANSARDEnergy SecurityMy Lords, does my noble friend agree that there are three elements to energy security? The first is the generation of energy, which is very important; the second is energy…05 Dec 2022HANSARDNational SecurityMy Lords, I echo the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Browne, but in relation to the report of this House’s risk committee, in which we found that there were real, critical…02 Nov 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, again, my noble friend comes before this House with good news, and I am truly grateful for that. We look forward to the day when the compensation scheme can be…30 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 16 proposes a statutory defence for ethical hackers. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and to the CyberUp campaign, for their help. Again, I…21 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I was six at the time. It has been a useful debate and I thank all those who have taken part. I am particularly grateful to my noble friend Lady Neville-Jones, who made…21 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill21 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, for a technical Bill, this has been a fascinating and most enjoyable debate. I am lucky follow my noble friend Lady McIntosh, whose comments on the rural economy are…06 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillThree—well, that is also more than two decades ago. Cybersecurity researchers can still face spurious legal action for reporting a vulnerability to a company. They cite as an…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSub-Postmasters: CompensationMy Lords, will the Minister please pass on to my noble friend Lord Callanan my thanks for the work that he did, along with Minister Scully in the other House, to achieve this…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, Fujitsu knew that it could—and did—alter the accounts of sub-postmasters without their knowledge. It knew that the Government were denying that this could be done. It…24 Jan 2022