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HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, let me join the queue in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, on his stellar career to date and his excellent speech. He will bring an enormous amount to your…24 Jul 2023HANSARDWellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL]My Lords, I also warmly congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bird, on having got his Bill this far. It could be even bigger than the Big Issue , which you would think is big enough…13 Mar 2020HANSARDGreen EconomyMy Lords, I join the queue of those congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, on introducing this debate so ably. Creating a green economy is an absolute exigency, and…12 Mar 2020HANSARDMental Health: Unregulated TreatmentMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, on introducing this debate so ably. We live in a world of dazzling change, in which the digital revolution and AI are…02 Mar 2020HANSARDAlgorithms: Public Sector Decision-makingMy Lords, as we have six minutes, let me also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, on having introduced this debate so ably and say what an excellent and, if I might…12 Feb 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeMy Lords, for the past few days I have been absorbed in the book A Farewell to Ice by Peter Wadhams, the head of the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge and one of the…06 Feb 2020HANSARDEating Disorders: Provision of CareMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, on having secured this debate and introducing it so ably. I start, somewhat improbably, in China—a part of the world…04 Feb 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, I failed my A-levels too, but somehow I struggled into your Lordships’ House. The Sutton Trust’s manifesto is admirable and I fully endorse its proposals. However, the…29 Jan 2020HANSARDBrexit: European Investment Bank (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I, too, begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Falkner, on having chaired our committee so effectively and introduced this debate so tellingly. I also thank…16 Jul 2019HANSARDPolicy-making: Future Generations’ InterestsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bird, on having secured this debate and on his characteristically forceful introduction. My approach is a bit more macrocosmic than…20 Jun 2019HANSARDRenewable EnergyMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Giddins, listed on the speakers’ list was unable to get here this evening, so I, the noble Lord, Lord Giddens, am here in his stead. I say that only…05 Jun 2019HANSARDUK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report)My Lords, I join other noble Lords in saying that this is a terrific report, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Howell, and everyone else involved in producing it. The noble…21 May 2019HANSARDMental Health of Children and Young AdultsIn that case, my Lords, I will start. Let me begin by congratulating my noble friend Lady Royall on having secured this debate and on introducing it so ably. I am a bit far up the…16 May 2019