Contributions
1,307 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWell, my Lords, I am not going to prolong the agony, because it has been pretty agonising and extremely painful. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Harris: the Minister has been…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillHow do you know?23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, I am greatly encouraged by the fact that the Minister believes that these debates on individual regulations are helpful—at least, that is what I heard her to say. This…23 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill23 Feb 2023HANSARDCivil Service: Digital SkillsMy Lords, the Government claim that their 2022-25 digital and data road map will usher in a “new era of digital transformation” for public service improvement, yet Civil Service…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, I was struck by the Minister saying that today’s stand part debates are an opportunity to show our workings. He is admirably qualified to be a Science Minister on that…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. As all noble Lords described, this approach was overwhelmingly supported by our witnesses to the committee. All of them emphasised that MLETR is a model…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, this is probably the most positive clause stand part debate that I have had the privilege of speaking in. We have debated the essence and architecture of Clause 2…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]I see. The only part of the Bill that we received contrary evidence on was mates’ receipts. If that is the only matter that there was an argument on, we have done pretty well on…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]I am not quite sure about the procedure. Is this a debate on Clause 1 standing part?20 Feb 2023HANSARDCivil Service: Digital SkillsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take in response to the Global Government Forum report UK civil service digital skills , published on 29 November 2022.20 Feb 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy Lords, last week I hosted a meeting with Zsuzsanna Szelényi, the brave Hungarian former MP, a member of Fidesz and the author of Tainted Democracy : Viktor Orbán and the…06 Feb 2023HANSARDOFCOM (Duty regarding Prevention of Serious Self-harm and Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I follow a very moving speech from my noble friend Lady Smith. As many noble Lords have, I welcome this valuable chance to follow up on some of the issues that were…03 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed introduction and his considerable engagement on the Bill to date. This has been a comprehensive, heartfelt and moving debate, with…01 Feb 2023HANSARDTrade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023My Lords, that was a suitable start to my own small intervention. I will not trouble the Minister for too long but I want to strike a note of genuine regret, rather along the…31 Jan 2023HANSARDBroadband: Social TariffsMy Lords, lack of access to digital devices is a major cause of data poverty. What resources are the Government providing, and what steps are they taking, to make sure that public…31 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023Thank you—that is really helpful—but will those rates change when the EU benchmark changes?31 Jan 2023HANSARDSchools: Artificial Intelligence SoftwareMy Lords, this Question clearly concerns a very powerful new generative, probabilistic type of artificial intelligence, which we ought to encourage in terms of creativity but not…19 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillThe Minister spoke about universities. Did he mean the academics—any academic within the universities?16 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillAll the Minister is saying, in a highly circular way, is that it is in here because it has always been in here in some other forms of legislation. I do not think that is much of…16 Jan 2023