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HANSARDChild PovertyI too join others in congratulating my noble friend Lady Lister on securing this debate. Like others, I express my great gratitude to her for the lifetime of campaigning that she…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsIs my noble friend the Minister aware of the growing desire for the UK to have an independent sovereign entity in this field? That is going to cost a great deal of money, of…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDWorking From Home (Home-based Working Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to the committee for its work and its recommendations, and in particular very grateful to the chairman, the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Needham Market,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyI too am most grateful to the most reverend Primate for selecting this important topic, for her wide-ranging and stimulating speech and for proposing the three questions that we…05 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, the Treasury gets criticised for being too short-termist these days. I am wondering whether it undertakes market research among the public about the extent to which…28 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresTo ask the Leader of the House what plans she has, if any, to establish a modernisation committee to review the effectiveness, efficiency and cost of the House of Lords’…21 Apr 2026HANSARDHouse of Lords: Legislative ProceduresMy Lords, just over 15 years ago, there was considerable dissatisfaction here with the way our scrutiny work was being performed. The Leader’s Group was set up and reported in…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy intervention will be brief and is addressed to the noble and learned Lord. Does he believe that his amendments will ever be adopted and incorporated into a piece of legislation…20 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring Forecast StatementMy Lords, I think the Minister ought to get my noble friend Lord Sikka a job in HMRC. I have some connections there too. However, I start by paying great tribute to my good friend…17 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS: Corridor CareMy Lords—04 Feb 2026HANSARDNHS: Corridor CareMy Lords, my recent experience in care homes is that there are vacancies—unfilled beds—in private care homes. When are we going to do something about the mismatch of people in…04 Feb 2026HANSARDDigital IDMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister not agree that this is a typical example of what is now alleged to be “broken Britain”? We were moving forward in 2010 to deal with the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTechnology Adoption ReviewMy Lords, the report is critical of skills shortages, problems with regulations and the financial constraints on investments. I know that it is not directly the Minister’s…15 Dec 2025HANSARDFacial Recognition Technology: SafeguardsMy Lords, could the Minister say whether this will extend to the use of drones, which are being used privately and publicly?09 Dec 2025HANSARDWelfare of Domestic AnimalsMy Lords, is the Minister aware that some of us were in Downing Street yesterday, and there was a cat wandering around in Downing Street. Can she make sure that the owners are…04 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, like the financial markets, I am reasonably comfortable overall with the Budget, with its focus on endeavouring to reduce the cost of living and improve the…04 Dec 2025HANSARDSentencing BillMy Lords, I apologise for not having spoken at Second Reading; I was not present due to domestic circumstances. Had I been present, I would have spoken on the importance—following…01 Dec 2025HANSARDUkraine: Forcible Removal of ChildrenMy Lords, will the Minister, recognising how sensitive it is at the moment to ask questions, say something about where we are with a coalition of the willing? Given that…24 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic/Private Partnerships: SharesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in consulting on, revising and updating public/private partnerships with shares open to the public.03 Nov 2025HANSARDPublic/Private Partnerships: SharesMy Lords, since I tabled this Question, my noble friend Lord Livermore has been appointed Labour’s national campaign co-ordinator for next year’s elections. I am sure that…03 Nov 2025