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HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, I personally agree with all the speakers so far. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, that I absolutely agree that the Government should and do stand with the…07 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, in a sense, this will be tested in the courts. If the woman knows that the images have been created, the threat is there; that is what she is worried about. Of course,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been both a wide-ranging debate and a specific debate on the noble Baroness’s three amendments. I will deal first with the solicitation point. We have heard the…05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I beg to move. Amendment 10 (to Amendment 9)05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]The noble and learned Baroness makes a fair point. In practice, this offence is very likely to be charged with the threat to share and other offences, which are of course…05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to continue this debate on the intimate image deepfakes within the context of this legislation. We have heard the concerns raised by…05 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, I am aware that humanists have long campaigned to be able to conduct legally binding weddings and fully appreciate why my noble friend is asking this Question. However,…03 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI am very happy to meet my noble friend—any time, any place. As I said, I am aware that a number of noble Lords have extremely strong views on this matter. The Government want to…03 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI thank the noble Lord for his question and the letter he wrote to me recently, which I answered. Complexities were identified in the Law Commission report a number of years ago…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, for moving his amendment, which looks to require a review, within six months of the Bill’s passing, on the impact of any…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for initiating this debate. Of course, it is right that we should carefully consider all elements in the Bill. As a number of noble…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, thank Matthew Burton and other people who have facilitated the passage of the Bill through Parliament so far. I also thank our Chairman. We have been lucky to…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Government agree with everything that noble Lords have said in this short debate. I do not know whether the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, will have a go at answering my…03 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI thank the noble Lord for that question. The Government are indeed looking at comprehensive reform. There are many anomalies within our current marriage law and a number of…03 Feb 2025HANSARDProperty (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for raising this important issue. As everyone has said, it goes to the heart of the Bill, which I hope provides the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, with the…03 Feb 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsI can answer that for the noble Lord, Lord Lilley. A registry office wedding is legally binding in the eyes of the law in England and Wales. A humanist wedding which is not…03 Feb 2025