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HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanMy Lords, I reassure my noble friend on the Liberal Democrat Benches that he should not worry too much about this. In September, I spent a significant amount of time in Ayrshire,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanMy Lords—16 Jan 2025HANSARDFinancial Assistance to Ukraine BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to rise to offer unambiguous support for this Bill. I thank my noble friend Lord Livermore, the Financial Secretary to the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDAir Defence CapabilitiesMy Lords, members of the International Relations and Defence Committee—those in the last Parliament and those members of the committee as reformed in this Parliament—will be aware…09 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Strategy Towards the Arctic (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to participate in today’s proceedings and to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this report. Given the distinguished membership…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEuropean Convention on Human Rights: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, in the interest of cross-party amity—an ambition that I know my noble friend Lord Foulkes of Cumnock shares—it is important when celebrating something as significant as…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in support of the Bill and a particular pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady May of Maidenhead, who has a long and distinguished record…07 Jan 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceMy Lords, the day after the Prime Minister’s predecessor announced his intention to hold a general election—a decision that terminated the Joint Committee on the National Security…06 Jan 2025HANSARDMultilateral Free TradeMy Lords, in the context of a dispute about subsidies between Airbus and Boeing, in 2019 the United States imposed a 25% tariff on single malt Scotch whisky, which was levied…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, it is pleasure to rise to support this Bill and to commend the diligence and clear-sighted determination that has led the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge, to…13 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]Can I ask my noble friend a very simple question? Do the Government anticipate that any woman or girl will ever consent to the creation of what this legislation is aimed…13 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersMy Lords, as well as 3D-printed firearms, there has been a significant increase in 3D-printed components used to convert blank firing guns into operable firearms—so much so that…10 Dec 2024HANSARDFood SecurityMy Lords, under the last Government, just 4% of the ODA budget was devoted to agricultural assistance. Given the global growth in acute food insecurity linked to climate change…02 Dec 2024HANSARDCOP 29My Lords, I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests, particularly as working vice-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. According to the IAEA, nuclear power must…28 Nov 2024HANSARDInternational Aid Workers: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, your Lordships’ House will be aware of the commitment of the noble Lord, Lord Oates, to the eradication of malnutrition and hunger worldwide and the work he has done on…26 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to both amendments in this group, and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, for her introduction of them. When examining the purport of these amendments…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]If I have understood my noble friend’s response to this debate, do the Government accept the NAO and Public Accounts Committee’s assessment that UK REACH lacked capacity to do its…25 Nov 2024HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope. Tempted as I am to follow his lead and comment on some of the other amendments in this group—other than the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEvaluation in Government Policy-makingMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Kempsell, will be aware that on 25 March, just slightly more than three months before the general election, the then Minister for the Cabinet…18 Nov 2024HANSARDHezbollah: Threat to the United KingdomMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Godson, for affording us the opportunity to examine this Question today. It is a debate that is timely and of significance, and the…05 Nov 2024