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HANSARDEducation for 11 to 16 Year-olds (Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Knight, who not only was an excellent Schools Minister but has also continued his passion in the education…26 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register as an adviser to LEMI Ltd. I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Vallance and Lord Livermore, on their new ministerial…22 Jul 2024HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Access to ServicesMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hughes, on securing such an important debate. I agree with all previous speakers that we need much longer to discuss these…16 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillMy Lords, this has been a sober and serious Second Reading—understandably so. How does one even begin to find the words to describe such an unspeakable set of circumstances?…13 May 2024HANSARDPet Abduction BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this Second Reading. I congratulate my noble friend Lord Black for his excellent introduction and my noble friend Lord Blencathra for…10 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a third time.10 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.10 May 2024HANSARDBuilding Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in Second Reading. In doing so I declare my financial services interests as set out in the register as adviser to Ecospend Ltd. I fully…10 May 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare my technology interests as adviser to Boston Ltd. I thank all the organisations and individuals that took the trouble to meet with me ahead of the Second…10 May 2024HANSARDSkills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of LifeMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this fascinating and informative debate. I congratulate my friend the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, on securing it, and both maiden…09 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my technology interests, as set out in the register, as an adviser to Boston Ltd.09 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect intellectual property rights in relation to artificial intelligence, in particular large language models,…09 May 2024HANSARDAI: Intellectual Property RightsMy Lords, our great UK creatives—musicians who make such sweet sounds where otherwise there may be silence; writers who fill the blank page with words of meaning that move us; our…09 May 2024HANSARDTransport System: FailingsMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Snape, on securing it. I declare my interests in the technology field as an adviser to…25 Apr 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment be discharged.24 Apr 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…24 Apr 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems Committee ReportMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this critically important debate. In doing so, I declare my technology interests as advisor to Boston Ltd. I too congratulate all those…19 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information Bill17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in today’s Committee proceedings. I declare my technology interests as an adviser to Boston Limited. It is self-evident that we have been…17 Apr 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in the excellent debate on this set of amendments. I also thank my noble friend the Minister for part of his response; he…17 Apr 2024