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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillTo look at Clause 6 and the four conditions laid down there, they appear pretty generic, in terms of size; the number of undertakings; the position in respect of digital activity,…22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIn that sense, could the CMA ask for an impact assessment on the algorithmic harm that might be carried out? Would that be in the power and remit of the CMA?22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillWhich regulators is the Minister thinking of? I am interested in Clauses 107 and 108, which are about regulatory co-ordination and information sharing, and whether there is…22 Jan 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, I start with apologies from my noble friend Lady Jones of Whitchurch, who cannot be with us due to illness. We wish her a speedy recovery in time for Christmas. I have…19 Dec 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, it is a great pleasure, as ever and once more, to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell. I particularly endorse the comment she made about having a Joint Committee,…05 Dec 2023HANSARDEducational TechnologyMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baronesses. I do not think that there was a word that the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, said that I did not agree with. I…23 Nov 2023HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. I particularly endorse her last comments around digital exclusion. I very much look forward to the three maiden…14 Nov 2023HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, around data—that the power of the AI is in many ways defined by the quality of the data—does the Minister have…14 Nov 2023HANSARDAccess to Musical Education in SchoolMy Lords, it is great to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hampton, and like others I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Boateng for securing, and the way he introduced, this debate.…18 Oct 2023HANSARDLife Skills and CitizenshipMy Lords, I start by reminding noble Lords of my education interests in the register, in particular as chair of the E-ACT multi-academy trust and as a director of Suklaa Ltd. I…07 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I do not know how everyone has spent their summer, but this feels a bit like we have been working on a mammoth jigsaw puzzle and we are now putting in the final pieces.…06 Sept 2023HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsMy Lords, the safety of children in our schools is being compromised not just by RAAC construction. I remind the House of my interests, in particular as an adviser to Charter…04 Sept 2023HANSARDReinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsMy Lords, does that inform the quantum of money that the department gets from the Treasury, or does it just inform the quantum that is distributed among responsible bodies once…04 Sept 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for adding their names to Amendment 270A, and to the NSPCC for its assistance…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillBut the content may not be harmful.19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken in this quick debate and for the support from the noble Lord, Lord Allan of Hallam, and the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, about…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety Bill19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I have good news and bad news for the Minister. The good news is that we have no problem with his amendments. The bad news, for him, is that we strongly support…19 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, we have had an important debate on a range of amendments to the Bill. There are some very important and good ones, to which I would say: “Better late than never”. I…17 Jul 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way so quickly. I think the House is asking him to indicate now that he will go away and look at this issue, perhaps with some of us, and…17 Jul 2023