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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am going to be extremely brief because it is now 11.20 pm. We need to finish these proceedings at least before midnight, but that may be an ambition too far. I declare…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is extremely disappointing that we are debating something of this order of importance at this time of day and at the fag-end of this Bill. However, unusually, I shall…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025I entirely agree with the noble Lord. I do not understand why the noble Lord, Lord Knight, is raising what seems to be a pretty obvious issue. The British public deserve to know…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I strongly support my noble friend Lord Fox’s fatal amendment. When this House welcomed a complete ban on foreign government ownership at the Third Reading of the…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025Perhaps the noble Lord has never been on the board of a public limited company. There is a huge difference between a 5% and a 15% ownership stake.22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025If a company has a series of 5% ownership stakes it will have a plurality of shareholders and therefore a mix of influence, but if you own a 15% stake you have a much higher share…22 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: LegislationMy Lords, as long ago as February, the Minister’s Secretary of State said: “AI is a powerful tool and powerful tools can be misused. State-sponsored hackers are using AI to write…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, Amendment 111ZA seeks to introduce a requirement for workplace AI risk and impact assessments. This amendment is focused on addressing the profound and rapidly evolving…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe noble Baroness nearly won me over at that point. I thank her. I feel like someone who was expecting a full meal but receives a rather light snack. I will explain why as we go…21 Jul 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025I am sorry to interrupt again, but it partly depends on how much confidence we have in the tech companies in terms of how they deal with complaints.15 Jul 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for her comprehensive introduction. These regulations aim to establish a formal mechanism for super-complaints to be made to Ofcom under Section 169…15 Jul 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025But if the report will be available only then and the regulations need to be made, the prospect of having an ombudsman is not there until 2029—something like that—or maybe 2030.…15 Jul 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but she said 2028. When will the actual review begin? That sounds an impossible end date for anybody to be satisfied with progress on an…15 Jul 2025HANSARDFujitsu: Government ContractsMy Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that I have asked quite a number of questions about the Fujitsu contracts, and she has repeated, word for word, quite a bit of what she…09 Jul 2025HANSARDARIA: Scoping Our Planet ProgrammeMy Lords, the Minister’s arguments are sounding dangerously like those made by the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, on Report, which I am sure he will be delighted by. Does he accept…08 Jul 2025HANSARDARIA: Scoping Our Planet ProgrammeMy Lords, the Minister mentions ARIA being committed to transparency, but that highlights the fact that it is not subject to the general freedom of information provisions under…08 Jul 2025HANSARDARIA: Scoping Our Planet ProgrammeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s handling of an Environmental Information Regulations request…08 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillCan the Minister say what the status is of the consultations she mentioned? She offered very reassuring words and said there was a consultation on employment status. Is that under…24 Jun 2025