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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I am speaking to and will support Amendment 9.14 Dec 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill14 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, and the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, in supporting Amendment 29, which the noble Lord…23 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Fox, in his amendment, and other noble Lords in theirs have pointed to the anomaly of ARIA not being subject to the Freedom of Information Act, and…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, since nobody else is speaking and I had prepared a response to the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, I might as well briefly respond. I was going to say—indeed, I am…22 Nov 2021HANSARDDementia: Art and Music-based InterventionsMy Lords, for more dementia patients to gain access to music therapy through social prescribing, there must be more training on the value of music for carers and healthcare…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I do not need to do very much more. My noble friend is finishing this symphony of a Bill Committee con brio, with metaphorical charabancs, mystery and magic. What more…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, there is a splendid irony in what the Minister has just said as he trotted through the contortions of these amendments. I think he had a former life as a contortionist:…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillThis has been such a short debate that it is barely worth winding up. I will just reinforce the point that this is a cultural issue, in the sense that we are trying to get over…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, if I may have the privilege of intervening—a wonderful feeling, having been under different rules for a period of time—does the Minister not accept what the noble Lord,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDAge Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my thanks to those from all around the House to the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for introducing the Bill with such passion and commitment. We all know what an…19 Nov 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I hope my noble friend Lord Fox has given his apologies to the Minister for being unable to be here due to a Select Committee engagement. However, that does not mean…15 Nov 2021HANSARDBiometric Recognition Technologies in SchoolsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of facial and other biometric recognition technologies in schools.04 Nov 2021HANSARDBiometric Recognition Technologies in SchoolsMy Lords, I start by acknowledging the versatility of the noble Baroness, Lady Chisholm, in responding to this debate. A little over two weeks ago, the news broke in the Financial…04 Nov 2021HANSARDCreative SectorMy Lords, first, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Featherstone on both initiating this debate and her excellent opening contribution, which set the scene so effectively. I also…04 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, clearly we need to discuss the R&D and innovation context in which ARIA is designed to sit. We now know the spending context; the UK has a long-term target for UK R&D to…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsMy Lords, the Minister’s reply is pretty disappointing. It puts the Government, despite statements in the integrated review, at odds with nearly 70 countries and thousands of…01 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the calls made at the August meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems at…01 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, it is now over 15 years since I last spoke at the Second Reading of an assisted dying Bill. However, I regret that I am no more persuaded by the eloquent and powerful…22 Oct 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that very helpful reply. I think he has gone as far as he can, without accepting my amendment, to try to give assurance to the industry about…19 Oct 2021