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HANSARDTechnology 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 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 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 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: 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 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 and Private Sector Productivity TrendsMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that we are very good at telling other people what to do? Is it not time that we started having a look at our practices and…30 Oct 2025HANSARDWater Companies: Private OwnershipI will try to help the Minister. Is he aware that the American President is now investing in private companies in a way that the USA has not seen or done before, seeing that there…29 Oct 2025HANSARDDrink-Drive LimitMy Lords, is the Minister aware that the Labour Government were minded to make this change in 1998, in moving from 80 milligrams down to 50 milligrams? We are now the only country…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEducation in PrisonsMy Lords, one of the omissions from the report from the group of the noble Lord, Lord Foster, is that there is no mention of AI. AI provides us with an opportunity for low-cost…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoners: ReoffendingI know the Minister is interested in particular in those prisoners with drink and drug problems. Is he aware that many of the recovery centres that operate around the country…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDMy Lords, I welcome this initiative and I have listened with interest to the two opposition spokespersons. In 2010 and 2011, they abandoned the work that had been done, and we…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I have no interest to declare other than that I book the Lords Residence Room 2 for Christian Peers of all denominations to meet weekly for interesting conversations and…19 Sept 2025HANSARDDeforestationMy Lords, scientists in Oxford are producing lab-grown beef and other meats. Do the Government have a view on this, and what assessment have they made in terms of climate change?17 Sept 2025HANSARDOpen Artificial Intelligence ServiceTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will explore the possibility of establishing an entity to provide a sovereign open artificial intelligence service on a public-private…03 Sept 2025HANSARDOpen Artificial Intelligence ServiceMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the conversations he has had with me and for the report he has just given. While we research, others, like the Indians, already…03 Sept 2025HANSARDTax on Imports under £135My Lords, the Government have very wisely produced a number of 10-year strategic plans for the country, which have generally been welcome. The one area where we have not done any…14 Jul 2025HANSARDUK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyMy Lords, I will briefly go back to a subject I have raised several times with the Minister before—PPPs. I welcome pages 44 and 45 in the report, and I also share the interesting…24 Jun 2025