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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am not sure whether I should open by saying that it is a pleasure to take part in the passage of the third iteration of this Bill, but, as I said at Second Reading,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, came in to move his amendment. He is the expert in that whole area of education data; like the noble Lord, Lord…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, successive Governments have demonstrated their enthusiasm for NUAR. It was quite interesting to hear the Minister’s enthusiasm for the digitisation of the map of the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a fairly disparate group of amendments. I am speaking to Amendments 8, 9, 10, 24, 30, 31 and 32. In the first instance, Amendments 8, 9, 10 and 30 relate to the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Does the Minister have any thoughts about where smart data schemes might be introduced? I am sure that they are being introduced for a purpose. Is there a plan to issue a policy…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]For the record, the noble Viscount is getting a vigorous nod from the Minister.03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am not quite sure whether to be reassured or not because this is terra incognita. I am really struggling, given the Minister’s response. This is kind of saying, “Hands…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but she has whetted our appetite about the national data library. It is not included in the Bill. We talked about it a little at Second…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I almost have a full house in this group, apart from Amendment 35, so I will not read out the numbers of all the amendments in this group. I should just say that I very…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Was the Minister saying that in view of the current duties of the ICO, Amendment 50 is not needed because public authorities will have the duty to inform the ICO of the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]03 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for that, which was very interesting. We were talking about medical health IT and “GDPR blockages” almost has a medical quality to it. The embryonic national…03 Dec 2024HANSARDSatellites: Adverse Effects on AstronomyMy Lords, in that National Space Strategy , the previous Government focused on encouraging lower earth orbit satellites, which are increasingly contributing to the loss of dark…20 Nov 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw attention to my AI interests in the register. I thank the Minister for her upbeat introduction to the Bill and all her engagement to date on its contents. It has…19 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following the recommendation of the Vallance review of the regulation of emerging digital technologies, whether they plan to set out a policy…11 Nov 2024HANSARDGenerative AI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply, but the Prime Minister, in a recent letter to the News Media Association, said: “We recognise the basic principle that publishers…11 Nov 2024HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) BillMy Lords, I remind the Committee of my interests in the register. I add my thanks to the Minister for his clear introduction. I am an admirer of the work of the Law Commission, so…06 Nov 2024HANSARDCommunications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and for explaining the essence of the SI. We all have a bit of pride of creation in the Online Safety Act; there are one or two…28 Oct 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction. I endorse everything she said about intimate image abuse and the importance of legislation to make sure that the perpetrators…28 Oct 2024