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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I too must declare my interests on the register—I think that is the quickest way of doing it to save time. We still have time, and I very much hope that the Minister…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCybersecurityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations on cybersecurity made by Sir Patrick Vallance in his report Pro-innovation…03 Jul 2023HANSARDCybersecurityMy Lords, does not everything that has been said on this Question today demonstrate the importance of fresh intelligence work and, therefore, the importance of changing the…03 Jul 2023HANSARDCybersecurityMy Lords, Sir Patrick made a very clear recommendation to amend the Computer Misuse Act to include a statutory public interest defence for cybersecurity researchers and…03 Jul 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosMy Lords, these offences are bad enough by themselves, but does the Minister accept that there is a direct connection between animal cruelty and violence towards humans? If so, is…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesMy Lords, the Minister rightly identified that there are many excellent technologies using smartphones and tablets that are designed to help those who are deafblind achieve…27 Jun 2023HANSARDArtificial IntelligenceMy Lords, in a recent speech the Minister rightly said that AI regulation clarity is critical. How on earth, in trying to achieve this, is he going to reconcile the AI White…26 Jun 2023HANSARDEmergency CommunicationsMy Lords, one of the worrying things about this incident is not the failure of the main 999 service itself—although that is bad enough—but the failure of the back-up as well. The…26 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, even by the standards of this Bill, this is a pretty diverse group of amendments. I am leading the line with an amendment that does not necessarily fit with much of the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBefore the Minister does that, can he say whether he envisages that operating against VPNs as well?22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI have a question, in that case, in respect of the jurisdictions. Why should we have weaker powers for our regulator than others?22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, said, clearly, transparency is absolutely one of the crucial elements of the Bill. Indeed, it was another important aspect of the…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBut surely, there is no backstop power. There is the review but there is no backstop which would come into effect on an Ofcom recommendation, is there?22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillAgain, that would require primary legislation.22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness on having elucidated this arcane set of amendments. Unfortunately, though, it makes me deeply suspicious when I see what the amendments…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but the Law Commission recommended that the DPP’s consent should be required. The case that the Minister has made on previous occasions in…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will be extremely brief. There is much to chew on in the Minister’s speech and this was a very useful debate. Some of us will be happier than others; the noble…22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillDoes the noble Lord agree that the fact that we did not notice his speech was generated by AI somewhat damages his argument?22 Jun 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, this is a real hit-and-run operation from the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson. He has put down an amendment on my favourite subject in the last knockings of the Bill. It is…22 Jun 2023