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HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sorry to come back to the same point, but let us take the Twitter example. As a publisher of pornography, does Twitter then inherit Part 5 responsibilities in as much as it…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMaybe my noble friend the Minister could write to me to clarify that point, because it is quite a significant one.25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillTim Cook, the CEO of Apple, put it very well: “Kids are born digital, they’re digital kids now … And it is, I think, really important to set some hard rails around it”. The truth…25 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillCould the noble Lord advise us on how he would categorise a site such as Twitter, on which it is estimated that 13% of the page deliveries are to do with pornography? Does it…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)It is a great honour to follow my noble friend Lord Effingham in his maiden speech. It was an absolute model of its kind, and I think we were all very impressed by the way he put…09 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, if a child goes to the Windmill club, the most famous strip club in Soho, the bouncers will rightly turn them away, no ifs, no buts: no entry, full stop. If a child…01 Feb 2023HANSARDNational Security Bill21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, I am enormously grateful for the thoughtful and detailed debate we have had on this amendment. I will address a few of the points—I cannot address all of them—and I will…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, pragmatism is completely right; I understand the noble and learned Lord’s point and I do not doubt his insight in the slightest. I have a slightly different perspective.…21 Dec 2022HANSARDTraffic-related Air PollutionMy Lords, many of the measures to combat dirty air require international collaboration to make them effective on supply chains and measures in areas such as energy and transport.…21 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, Amendment 37A on treason and aiding a foreign power is in my name and that of the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, who is extremely frustrated that he cannot be here today. This…21 Dec 2022HANSARDLong CovidCan I personally endorse what the noble Baroness just said, in particular her testimony on Melissa Heightman and the team at UCLH? I had extensive dealings with them as a…17 Nov 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for bringing about this important debate. She has held the Government’s feet to the fire—in fact, she held my feet…17 Nov 2022HANSARDLong CovidMy Lords, the vaccine programme has been an astonishing success, and the uptake of those vaccines has shown the enormous public confidence in them. I will speak on another date…17 Nov 2022HANSARDChina: Security and Trade (IRDC Report)My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hannay, who speaks with such wisdom and experience in these matters. I thank my noble friend Lady Anelay, the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomy: The Growth Plan 2022My Lords, I join many others in welcoming the return of my noble friend the Minister to the Front Bench; I thoroughly support her sentiments, which she put very well, about the…10 Oct 2022HANSARDPrimary and Community Care: Improving Patient OutcomesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for bringing about this important debate. As ever, he has a canny nose for the timing of these things and he is absolutely spot on. I…08 Sept 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 2. It is a great privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Crisp; he put the arguments for the amendment incredibly well so I will keep my comments as…29 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Pre-pandemic Facility LevelsMy noble friend is entirely right that the technology offers benefits, but the health infrastructure plan, promised some time ago, has not yet been published. That will outline…29 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I join him and the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Durham in paying tribute to my noble friend Lady Sugg for her work…16 Mar 2022