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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. It was very cheerful, which I find quite extraordinary in the circumstances. It is almost as though he has been reading…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 464 I will speak to Amendments 467, 468 and 503, in my name. These amendments collectively address the governance of Clauses 192 to 194, which grant…05 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillI hope the Minister does not mind. Does the Minister think that the agreement with Malta should be honoured as well?04 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, I too thank the Minister for her introduction. I look forward to hearing from our two maiden speakers and add to the noble Earl’s welcome to the House to them. It is a…04 Feb 2026HANSARDAI SuperintelligenceMy Lords, I declare an interest as a consultant for DLA Piper on AI regulation and policy. In the debate on AI last week, the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd of Effra, mentioned the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, I declare an interest as a consultant on AI regulation and policy for DLA Piper. I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, for provoking an extremely…29 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these Benches support Amendments 474, 475, 438ED and 438EE, which all stand in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and to which I am pleased and privileged to…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTikTok: Bereaved British ParentsMy Lords, the litigation alleges that TikTok’s algorithm deliberately promoted harmful content to children. That is exactly what we originally thought the Online Safety Act was…27 Jan 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, I declare an interest as a consultant to DLA Piper on AI regulation and policy. In their manifesto, the Government promised “binding regulation on … companies developing…26 Jan 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords—26 Jan 2026HANSARDGrass-roots Music VenuesMy Lords, given that the Music Producers Guild reports that 50% of recording studios are considering closure within the year, with rateable value increases of up to 100%, will the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDGrass-roots Music VenuesMy Lords—26 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 432 was so well introduced by my noble friend Lady Doocey. This lack of appropriate technology and how it is handicapping our police services is something that…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister. Much of what he said about developing an alternative to the ATRS has been encouraging, but, obviously, quite a lot will also depend on—and he went on to talk…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as my noble friend Lady Doocey explained, Amendment 431 seeks to place a statutory duty on every police force in England and Wales to disclose its use of algorithmic…22 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Knight. Like him, I have been involved in debating online safety issues—from the internet safety Green Paper through to…21 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this is already proving to be a crucial debate in the passage of this Bill. I support Amendment 416E, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Young of Acton. Sadly, my noble…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 418. I also support Amendments 417 and 419, which were spoken to so well by the noble Lords, Lord Banner and Lord Alton, and the noble…20 Jan 2026HANSARDDigital IDMy Lords, the Liberal Democrats strongly opposed the previous proposal as a serious threat to privacy, civil liberties and social inclusion, so we welcome the Prime Minister’s…19 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf the noble Lord accepts the fact that controls are required, which he did not in his earlier comments, I think he would be greatly reassured if you had to have judicial…15 Jan 2026