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HANSARDHIV: Testing and Medical CareMy Lords, while progress is greatly welcome—I applaud the Government’s efforts and commitment in this area—does the Minister agree that, unless we move much more quickly, we have…20 Oct 2025HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards establishing fracture liaison services across England, and what plans they have to meet their commitment to…16 Oct 2025HANSARDFracture Liaison ServicesMy Lords, at the start of September the Prime Minister made it clear that his Government are now entering the delivery phase. I take him at this word and would like our debate…16 Oct 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance Schools: Affordable AccessMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of the Royal College of Music, one of our leading conservatoires, ranked number one in the world QS rankings for performing arts. That we…16 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, as we have heard, Amendment 11B in the name of the noble Lord, Lord de Clifford, seeks to allow landlords to request a pet deposit equivalent to up to three weeks of…14 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThat is not the case, as I understand it, but perhaps we could speak about that afterwards. Most importantly, the regime is effective because inspection is best conducted by…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 429 and 433 in the name of my noble friend Lord Lexden, to which I have added my own. It is a pleasure to see my noble friend back in his…10 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, I strongly support this long-overdue Bill and congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Trees, on skilfully steering it through this House. My noble friend Lady Fookes has asked…05 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023My Lords—01 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023My Lords, I had the privilege of taking this legislation through this House, with the support of the Minister. I am profoundly disappointed that, two years after it reached the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. She and I probably have not always agreed on everything, but I echo every word that she said today. I have thought long…22 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: News MediaMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as deputy chairman of the Telegraph Media Group.07 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: News MediaTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of artificial intelligence on the sustainability and reliability of the news media.07 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: News MediaMy Lords, AI poses an existential threat to independent media because of the way it scrapes their high-quality content without either attribution or payment to those who created…07 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: Tax ChangesMy Lords, documents released during legal action against the Government over the imposition of VAT midway through the academic year revealed that Ministers were warned by…25 Jun 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: Tax ChangesMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Lexden and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper. I declare my own interest as…25 Jun 2025HANSARDMusic Education: State SchoolsMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Royal College of Music, of which the noble Baroness, Lady Debbonaire, is a distinguished alumna. We have had countless debates…24 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahTo ask His Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to secure the release from prison in Egypt of British citizen Alaa Abd elFattah, in light of the condition of his…04 Jun 2025HANSARDAlaa Abd el-FattahMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that Answer. I am sure the thoughts of the whole House will be with the courageous Dr Soueif, who lies gravely in hospital as a result of the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative ContentDoes the Minister agree that for AI businesses to flourish here they need access to our world-class content—which will only be produced if content creators have effective…15 May 2025