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HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, with the indulgence of the House, let me say that this weekend I came back from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, where there were heartfelt tributes to the work of my…14 Oct 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, 50% of the economy is small and medium-sized businesses. In its commentary on today’s rise in unemployment and fall in vacancies, the British Chambers of Commerce…16 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, some 40% of companies in the UK reported last year that they had faced some sort of cyberattack. High-profile attacks such as those on JLR, Marks & Spencer and the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyMy Lords, it is a pleasure and a challenge to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, who has such expertise in this area. We on these Benches also welcome the Government’s…10 Sept 2025HANSARDSanitary and Phytosanitary MeasuresMy Lords, I think we are all grateful to the noble Viscount for causing the Minister to put her trade hat on. It is good to discuss trade. The Financial Times recently reported an…04 Sept 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillThe noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has reminded me of what I have been missing while I was in a hospital bed in agony. Can I remind him that the Companion says: “Any remarks should be…03 Sept 2025HANSARDOpen Artificial Intelligence ServiceWhen the Minister listed things that were happening, he listed a bunch of institutions, but he did not mention the Alan Turing Institute. What should be a powerhouse of sovereign…03 Sept 2025HANSARDCivil Service: Artificial Intelligence Productivity GainsMy Lords, my experience of introducing technology—not AI but other technologies—to large organisations is that there is a huge cultural aspect. I agree that training is very…01 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025To leave out from “that” and to insert “this House declines to approve the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025,…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025I thank the noble Baroness for giving way. As I recall from debates on that Bill, there was a huge annexe that listed all the things within the remit of the National Security and…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank those noble Lords who made kind comments. It is good to be back and to participate in such an important and serious debate. Just when I thought I was beginning…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for her kind words and the time that she gave to meet virtually. Your Lordships will see that this is a fatal amendment. I know that this House is…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI asked the Minister to set out in detail how future regulations and these clauses will work in practice. I hope she is able to take that on board between Committee and Report.19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this has been an important debate. As the noble Baroness, Lady Goudie, said—I apologise if I have mispronounced her name—most if not all speakers have worked on these…19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillWas the noble Lord in the Chamber at the beginning of the debate?19 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate. It is difficult to know where to start, so I thought I would do so with a couple of parish notes. To the noble Baroness, Lady…19 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationMy Lords, the Probation Service is an important link in this chain, so could the Minister please update your Lordships’ House on progress on recruiting the many more additional…15 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsMy Lords, as a vice-chair of the All-Party Motor Group, I must say that this agreement was good news for the UK car industry or, perhaps more importantly, it was less bad…14 May 2025HANSARDTrade NegotiationsCan the Minister share that response with Front Benches as well, please?14 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all speakers from your Lordships’ House for what has been an excellent debate. It is a genuine pleasure for me to participate, hopefully quite briefly. The noble…13 May 2025