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HANSARDLive Music Industry: SupportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held recently with the live music industry about support for the sector.23 Jun 2025HANSARDLive Music Industry: SupportMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and draw noble Lords’ attention to my entry in the register.23 Jun 2025HANSARDLive Music Industry: SupportI thank my noble friend for that Answer. This week, 200,000 people will gather at the world’s greatest live music event, but Glastonbury is simply the apex of the great pyramid of…23 Jun 2025HANSARDPolitical Parties and Elections Act 2009My Lords, will the Government’s review of donations include looking at the whole issue of people making donations using cryptocurrency, given the potential for abuse and of hiding…12 Jun 2025HANSARDElectric Cycles: Illegal Use on RoadsMy Lords, the steps that the Government have announced are very welcome, but will they do more to hold to account the corporate interest, which is employing some of the delivery…10 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have supported the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, throughout in her amendments, but, as a former Member of the elected House, I think we reach a very difficult juncture…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I have enormous respect for my noble friend and find myself agreeing with him about a great number of things. However, it could be sent back with an amendment in lieu from the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Like the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, I, too, have an aversion to ping-pong, having spent 23 years in the House of Commons and having been a Minister—and having experienced it…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is in some sadness that I rise again to talk on this matter. I thank Government Ministers for the very positive way in which they have engaged with my noble friends…19 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative ContentMy Lords, if the Government cannot accept the amendments to the Bill, is it not incumbent upon the Government to give a clear indication that ensuring that transparency is real…15 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: InsuranceMy Lords, even when things are made legal, they can be abused. There must be enforcement. E-bikes are supposed to travel at a maximum of 15.5 miles per hour and not be throttled…14 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 81, standing in my name in this group, if that is in order at this stage. It is a privilege to speak to this amendment. Although it stands in…13 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillCan my noble friend the Minister confirm that the meaning of his words is that it is the intention of the Government to bring forward amendments that he is about to get to on…13 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, posed an appropriate question: what would Shakespeare make of AI? The answer is rather like the proverbial million monkeys on their…12 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I note that the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, objects. He would never do such a thing himself. I am glad he introduced me to the founder of Motown Records on one occasion in these…12 May 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Wildfire Strategy and Action PlanMy Lords, could my noble friend take this opportunity to praise the work of our brave fire and rescue service operatives, who have to deal with these sorts of fires on a daily…08 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Public ServicesMy Lords, the Government are to be congratulated on seizing the opportunity that AI presents to improve our public services; it is a great example of how it can be a great servant…06 May 2025HANSARDArm’s-length BodiesMy Lords, listening to the other side on this is sometimes reminiscent of the infamous episode of the soap opera “Dallas” in which Bobby Ewing, supposedly dead in a previous…01 May 2025HANSARDE-scooters: TrialsMy Lords, they glide among us on illegal, uninsurable vehicles, delivering our groceries and our takeaways. What are the Government going to do to help the workforce who use these…01 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Newspapers and News Magazines: Foreign State Investment FundsMy Lords, it may come as a surprise to learn that most young people do not get their information from the Daily Telegraph . As we found out recently through TV series and so on,…27 Mar 2025