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HANSARDStablecoin OwnershipTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of proposals for limiting stablecoin ownership.16 Oct 2025HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillMy Lords, I support the Bill and the efforts of the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, and others in bringing it forward. This legislation is not simply about the space sector and risk…05 Sept 2025HANSARDOpen Artificial Intelligence ServiceMy Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests and my interest in supporting AI businesses. The Government’s view on sovereign AI must be adjusted with the view that…03 Sept 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: News MediaMy Lords, I welcome the way the Government have approached AI and how they are dealing with different stakeholders, especially in the media. There is challenge regarding how the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Massey of Hampstead, on his maiden speech: it was very well researched. I am sure he will make a huge contribution to this House with…13 Jun 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)We need to build a competitive, sovereign-based, British-made, British-owned AI economy for the future.13 Jun 2025HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)It is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Fox; I never know when I will be standing up. I too welcome and congratulate the Communications and Digital Committee…25 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 27—not as a learned lawyer, like the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, who is in his place; not as a former Sports Minister with immense…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her consideration of my amendment earlier this evening. I note that she mentioned that the annual report was not the place for the information…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords—10 Feb 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, I refer your Lordships to my interests as declared in the register and as vice-chair of the APPG on AI. I have a simple question about the AI Opportunities Action Plan .…10 Feb 2025HANSARDOlder People’s Housing TaskforceMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, mentioned earlier with regard to intergenerational housing, my community and many other communities have grown up with the older…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise in support of this group of amendments, particularly my Amendment 328 in which, in short, I seek to assess the impact of the Bill and the independent football…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of Amendments 1, 2, 3 and 4, because words matter. We have been debating the words “sustainable” and “sustainability”, but I will mention…27 Nov 2024HANSARDLarge Language Models and Generative AI (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is truly an honour to follow my noble friend Lord Kamall. I begin by acknowledging the excellent work of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, led…21 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, as a 12 year-old boy, my father took me to my first football match, the 1987 FA Cup final at the old Wembley Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City. It was a…13 Nov 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, who lives up to his name in his speech. I rise in this Chamber, first, to acknowledge both the immense…12 Nov 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I will briefly offer my support for my noble friend Lord Hamilton of Epsom’s Amendment 14A and echo the comments of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, about what services…23 Oct 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy Lords, I too welcome the Minister and the whole debate on the Bill, including notably those Members who have had a previous role in London’s transport. There is obviously the…23 Oct 2024