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HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that rather breathless response and his consideration. I look forward to his letter. We have arguments about regulation in the AI field; this…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillAll I can say is that, in that case, the Minister has been worked on extremely well.24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I would be very happy to get a letter from the Minister.24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, having been involved in and seen the campaigning of the bereaved families and the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, in particular in the Joint Committee on the Draft Online…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillUnlike the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, I do not have that background in seeing what happens with the excavators, but I would very much welcome that. The Minister again is really…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI asked about the amount of fraud that the Government plan to detect, on top of the £6.4 billion in welfare overpayments that was detected last year.24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillThe Minister is saying that that figure is not to be found in this green-rated impact assessment, which most of us find to be completely opaque.24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillDid the Minister say £500 million?24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, it has been a privilege to be at the ringside during these three groups. I think the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, is well ahead on points and that, when we last left…24 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillWill the Minister write and unpack exactly what the balance of opinion was? We are talking about pretty crucial stuff here. It is not always a question just of numbers; it is…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, it is all about the relative importance and the weighting. Maybe that is a good illustration of where the Government are not getting their weighting correct for the…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 208A. I am a recovering solicitor. Many moons ago, I gave public affairs advice to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, which is a fine…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillIt is a trifecta, actually—that is a betting term.22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillI may have missed something, but can I just check that the Minister will deal with the matter of signals, which he mentioned at the beginning of his response? Will he deal with…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I note that the DWP has been passed a parcel by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology—and I am not at all surprised. I am sure it will be extremely…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillThe Minister used the expression “when the evidence emerges”, as did the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, in another context last week. I would have thought that these organisations…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I would of course much prefer Clause 128 not to stand part, but we were just privileged by a master class from the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock. She talked about these…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I am sorry to interrupt the Minister but, throughout these two groups, he has, in a sense, introduced wholly new concepts. We have “test and learn”, “filtering”—which…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillIt is precisely as the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, said on the last group—this is a massive net. It feels as though this is so experimental that there is no certainty about how…22 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, perhaps the Minister could elucidate exactly what is meant by “supporting the party’s objectives”. For instance, if we had a high street petition, would that be…22 Apr 2024