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HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024My Lords, I declare my interest as the chair of the General Dental Council. It is not for me to comment extensively on matters affecting a fellow healthcare professional…26 Feb 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, that is a very helpful comment from the Minister—I apologise for not having intervened previously in the Bill—but, in other things that I have done over the last few…26 Feb 2024HANSARDAnaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024It is in your order.26 Feb 2024HANSARDPeatlandsMy Lords, the Minister said that one of mitigations is that the fire service would be on standby. I have always thought that the nature of the fire service is that it is always on…22 Feb 2024HANSARDComputer Systems: Independent TestingMy Lords, why would a public interest defence help cybercriminals?12 Feb 2024HANSARDNHS Dentistry: Recovery and ReformMy Lords, I declare my interests as chair of the General Dental Council. I welcome the fact that this plan has now arrived—it has been a very long time coming. Of course, the…07 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, the Minister said that he would come back on Report, but it would be helpful if he would come back before Report so that all noble Lords can consider how he does so and…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, first, I should apologise to the Committee that this is my first involvement in the Bill. Secondly, I declare my interest as chair of the Fundraising Regulator, which…05 Feb 2024HANSARDPrisons: SuicidesMy Lords, it has been nearly a decade since the Minister for Prisons asked me to undertake a review of the self-inflicted deaths of young people in the prison estate. Since then,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDEmergency Services Network: Critical Communications SystemMy Lords, I apologise for coming back again, but the Minister is essentially implying that this just happened—that Motorola came in and bought Airwave, and these things just…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEmergency Services Network: Critical Communications SystemMy Lords, this is pretty poor, is it not? The programme was originally announced a decade ago. The switchover was supposed to start in 2017 and be completed by 2019. The original…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEmergency Services Network: Critical Communications SystemTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect the new Emergency Services Network critical communications system to be fully operational; and what is the latest estimate of the…29 Jan 2024HANSARDEmergency Services Network: Critical Communications SystemMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In so doing, I draw attention to my interests in the register.29 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI apologise for interrupting the noble and learned Lord when he has just got going, but I just wanted him to clarify his opening remarks. Is he saying that he is speaking to this…29 Jan 2024HANSARDMeasles CasesMy Lords, 11 months ago there was a gathering in the Carlton Club of those who believed that vaccines are part of some great global conspiracy. This is an international problem of…22 Jan 2024HANSARDRegulatory Approval for New Products and ServicesMy Lords, in that spirit, I refer to my interest in the register. The Minister said quite clearly that the Government are committed to regulating for growth and innovation. Will…22 Jan 2024HANSARDHMRC: Tax ReturnsMy Lords, after Making Tax Digital, the HMRC expects small businesses and self-employed people to file returns and so on using approved accounting software. What consideration has…10 Jan 2024HANSARDRepresentation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, the Minister is well respected in this House for the cogent and clear way she presents material to us, so I listened with great care to what she had to say. While she…12 Dec 2023HANSARDDepartment for Work and Pensions: AIThe Minister has said repeatedly that he wants the public to have trust in the use of AI in the system. Can he therefore tell us what proportion of cases where AI has been used…05 Dec 2023HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Deportation from FranceMy Lords, can the Minister assist me? I heard on the “Today” programme this morning that one thing being considered by government—I am not asking him to guess what might be in…04 Dec 2023