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HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, I too add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, for securing today’s timely debate. With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the possibilities seem…24 Jul 2023HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Freelancers and Self-employed WorkersMy Lords, one of the fascinating facts about the creative industries is the very large proportion of freelancers and self-employed workers in them. In the year to September 2022…15 Jun 2023HANSARDArts Council England: Regional Distribution of FundingMy Lords, as the last speaker before the Front-Bench speakers, I will focus my remarks, as others have today, on opera, and in particular the ENO following the Arts Council’s…15 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, as I rise to speak to Motion D1 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, the House will recall I have spoken at length in recent weeks about my support for…02 Feb 2021HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I was privileged to speak at some length about the provisions of this Bill in Grand Committee, and I thank those who supported the amendments in my name, which concerned…14 Jan 2021HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, and congratulate her on her excellent and persuasive speech. I am pleased to contribute to consideration on…07 Dec 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the opportunity to speak today about medical devices that make use of data-processing methodologies, algorithms, artificial intelligence and…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I first thank the Minister for her attentiveness during my very long and quite tortuous speech, and for the very detailed responses I have had, back and forth, from the…11 Nov 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices Bill11 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his helpful reply. I will take him up on his offer to facilitate further discussions on the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill. I take the point…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Grimstone, for the opportunity to speak today about trade agreements involving healthcare data and technology and, in moving Amendment 71, I…13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade Bill13 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the two maiden speakers. I have spoken before about the need to better harness the value of healthcare data in the UK. Today I want to draw…08 Sept 2020HANSARDMedicines and Medical Devices BillMy Lords, I have spoken at length about the value of harnessing healthcare data in the UK, and the Bill reads across to that topic. The Bill is needed to regulate medicines and…02 Sept 2020HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, much has been done to raise awareness of this disease and to improve the lives of people affected by it. This is thanks to a great deal of political support and work by…03 Mar 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I wish to restrict my remarks on the gracious Speech to health. With a new year and a new Government, I thought it an appropriate moment briefly to discuss trust and…09 Jan 2020HANSARDNHS: Future UK Trade DealsMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Desai—and yes, I will be covering that area. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Brooke, for putting down this timely and…04 Jul 2019HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s helpful comments and the opportunity to debate these regulations. Over the last 10 years, we have seen strides forward in the fight against…14 Feb 2019