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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Sharpe, for their contributions. I will first address the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones: why…10 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very important point. Rather than waiting for my officials to give me a briefing note, I will ensure that I write to him on all the points that he…10 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024This is beyond my pay grade, I am afraid. I will need to ask my leader, the Chief Whip, why we could not allocate any parliamentary time for this legislation. As far as personal…10 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I take the point, but the instrument is about the two amendments to the regulations. I take the noble Lord’s point about data. Yes, it is important, and we must preserve the data,…10 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations…10 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, these draft regulations will be made under powers provided by the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022. The PSTI regulatory regime is…10 Feb 2025HANSARDPublic Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for bringing the important issue of public sector algorithmic transparency for debate, both today and through the Data (Use…07 Feb 2025HANSARDClimate Change: Support for FarmersMy Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for securing this debate and all noble Lords who have contributed. I declare an interest: I had broccoli this…23 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My understanding is that “customer” reflects an individual, but I am sure that the Minister will give a better explanation at the meeting with officials next week.21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that request, and I am sure my officials would be willing to do that.21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 2, 3, 4, 25, 42 and 43. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for these amendments on data…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, and the noble Lord, Lord Markham, for these amendments. Clause 56 forms part of NUAR provisions. The security of NUAR remains…21 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI thank the noble Lord for his question. We are in a position of strength when dealing with the US and with the EU. There is no question of a binary divide, but we should not take…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton, on securing this timely Question on this very important date in the US. We on these Benches offer our warm congratulations…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI thank the noble Lord for making that important point. In Kyiv last Friday, and at the G20 summit, the Prime Minister said: “I have been clear that we would like to have…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI thank my noble friend for that question. The US is our single largest trading partner, amounting to well over £300 billion last year. We have invested close to £1.2 trillion in…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI thank the noble and gallant Lord for that question. I do not think we should get ahead of ourselves. The President is being sworn in at this very moment. We will be looking…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI thank the noble Baroness for the question, but I do not agree with her. We have to respect President Trump. He won an enormous victory and he has a massive mandate from the…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementThe noble Lord makes a very important point. I disagree with the Mayor of London. President Trump won the election; he has an enormous mandate, and we have to work with him.…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementI thank my noble friend for that question. The appointment of my noble friend Lord Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US shows how seriously we take our relationship with the…20 Jan 2025