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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 490 in my name; I thank my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, for adding her name to it. Special educational needs and disability…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Storey, and to give a nod to his amendment. I rise to speak to my Amendment 499 in this group, the purpose of which is…10 Sept 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, the scale, sophistication and sources of cyberattacks are increasing exponentially. To that end, I ask again: when will the Government introduce the cybersecurity and…10 Sept 2025HANSARDOpen Artificial Intelligence ServiceMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in register, not least as adviser on AI to the Crown Estate and Endava plc. Public engagement and public trust are critical to the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: LegislationMy 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. They include being a member of…21 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: LegislationTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they will publish their consultation on their plans for artificial intelligence legislation and when they expect any subsequent bill to be…21 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: LegislationMy Lords, I was rather hoping that we might have a consultation for our summer reading, but we will await the consultation and subsequent Bill. The Government have said that they…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, who, in his single Nelsonian amendment, has covered a lot of the material in my more…21 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will be blessedly brief. I tabled a similar amendment on this issue in Committee to ask the Government, through the Bill, to introduce regulations to designate a body…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the Minister for his response. It is good to hear that the consultation is coming in the autumn, and we can only hope that is the early autumn and that following that,…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. As the hour is late, I will not run through them all by name. I am thankful to the Minister for his response.…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, before the Minister sits down, does he have to hand the number of prosecutions that HMRC has taken under the NMW regulations in this instance? If he does not have that…16 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to move Amendment 103 in my name. As this is the first time I have spoken on the Bill on Report, I declare my relevant interests as set out in the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this group of amendments and to follow all noble Lords and give more than a nod to many of the amendments that have already been…19 Jun 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I declare my technology interests as set out in the register. It is also a pleasure to follow my friend, the noble…13 Jun 2025HANSARDAI Opportunities Action PlanTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to implement the recommendations of the independent report AI Opportunities Action Plan , published on 13 January.05 Jun 2025HANSARDAI Opportunities Action PlanMy 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.05 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to begin this Committee day on the Employment Rights Bill. This is probably the most straightforward of the amendments I have on the Order Paper this…05 Jun 2025