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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am unable to call Amendment 248B by reason of pre-emption.17 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationMy Lords, Friendly WiFi provides certification showing that public wifi meets essential safety standards by filtering harmful content. Parliament places the upmost importance on…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationMy Lords, it is my understanding that Friendly WiFi certification is designed to reassure the users of publicly advertised wifi networks that essential safety standards are met…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationMy Lords, I think the noble Lord has dealt with why the Parliamentary Digital Service believes that we have the highest level possible, both in this area and in cyber defence.…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationMy Lords, clearly in general terms, and particularly as this is so much a self-regulating House, we do need to ensure that the authorities are working with Members. I can think of…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationThe noble Lord raises another very important issue. Parliament already has extremely strong cyber defences beyond filtering and blocking technology. Parliament is clearly a…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationMy Lords, again, it was the Prime Minister of the day who forwarded and promoted this scheme. As I say, my understanding is that the Friendly WiFi scheme is primarily directed at…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationThe noble Earl makes a very generous point. I had a meeting with the managing director of the Parliamentary Digital Service yesterday, and one thing that he particularly said to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationI have to say that this is one of the areas of concern that I pick up constantly. I am assured that work is in progress to ensure that we have a telephone that we can pick up and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDFriendly Wifi CertificationPerhaps I should be formal and say that the Companion is very clear about asking supplementary questions that do not engage the main Question. However, I will say on this occasion…02 Sept 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords Commission23 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords CommissionMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who are coming off committees for their work. I also place on record my considerable thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Newby, whose term as Leader of…23 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, before I call further business, some noble Lords might wish to take this opportunity to leave.16 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorI will need to take some of that away so that I get the precise answer. To deal with the noble Lord’s first question, one of the areas I think we have not been good at—by we, I…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorMy Lords, that is part of the future programme. I am afraid that, as we have seen with the door and the fence, proposals are coming for more security operations in this part of…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorMy Lords, it is unacceptable that the Peers’ Entrance does not operate as it should. The commission has directed urgent work to resolve this. The commission agreed an exception to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorMy Lords, this is a very serious matter. As I have said before, the backdrop to this is that the Murphy review, as validated by the Centre for the Protection of National…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorMy Lords, again I have to preface this with what the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, said. I am not directly responsible for all this. My understanding is that the cost originally was…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorThe noble Lord makes a very valid point; this is something that has troubled me for some time. On the particular matter of the Peers’ Entrance, the project business case has…02 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorMy Lords, I think the House takes that in the spirit and the manner in which the noble Lord made those remarks. Both, in their way, are serious. Obviously, the tragedy of what…02 Jul 2025