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HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will see my noble friend Lord Fox tomorrow and I will tell him what he has been missing. I think the noble Lord, Lord Leong, is already making history by using the…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, that ministerial “in due course” is not quite as good as “very, very, very soon”. I sense an awful lot of goodwill coming from the Minister, but this is a really…24 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as chair of Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. I rise to speak to Amendments 301 and 302, which aim to provide vital protections for…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, the Minister has noticed the strength of feeling across the House in terms of support for some of the freelance amendments. I very much appreciate what the noble Lord,…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillPerhaps the Minister could add another bell or whistle to what he has just said. Will he undertake to meet those with a strong interest in the protection of freelancers on a…16 Jun 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, not only because of his enthusiasm but because of his concision. To pack all that into four minutes is…13 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. We should all be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, for the very gracious…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, first of all, I must make my apologies that this is my first contribution to the Bill. I have waited until day 7—I am not quite sure that that is entirely my fault—but…05 Jun 2025HANSARDAI Opportunities Action PlanMy Lords, the Government have agreed to create a new function—UK sovereign AI—to partner with the private sector and maximise the UK’s stake in what is described as frontier AI.…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister. That is probably the most comprehensive statement about the Government’s intentions on AI regulation that I have heard in this Parliament, so I…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill05 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I once again declare an interest as chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, and once again give the staunch support of these Benches to the noble…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. I offer the unequivocal and steadfast support from the Liberal Democrat Benches for…02 Jun 2025HANSARDOfcom: Protection of Children CodesMy Lords, I declare my ombudsman interest as set out in the register. The SLSC questioned, quite rightly, how practical it is for children to complain about harmful content and…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord is very selectively quoting from what the Secretary of State had to say. The Secretary of State did change his position and acknowledged that existing…02 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. I express the extremely strong support of all on these Benches for Motion C1, proposed…19 May 2025HANSARDScience and Innovation: Alan Turing InstituteMy Lords, I welcome today’s funding announcements. However, after a review by the EPSRC, a revised strategy and a further external review, the Turing is shutting down at least 21…19 May 2025HANSARDScience and Innovation: Alan Turing InstituteTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to strengthen science and innovation following reports that the Alan Turing Institute is cutting research projects.19 May 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the Minister for her introduction to the three Motions in this group. On these Benches, we welcome the Supreme Court’s judgment on the meaning of “sex” in…19 May 2025HANSARDScientists: Working in the United KingdomMy Lords, the Government’s immigration White Paper, as the Minister said, expresses the ambition to attract top global talent, including scientists. However, measures such as the…13 May 2025