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HANSARDProcedure and Privileges CommitteeMy Lords, like the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, I stand rather nervously. This is the first time in my eight years here that I have spoken on anything to do with the Procedure…05 Jul 2022HANSARDClearview AI IncMy Lords, the Clearview AI service was used on a free trial basis by several UK law enforcement agencies. Do the Government now accept the Ryder review’s recommendation that new…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]Can the Minister clarify what an appropriate authority is? Who are the appropriate authorities and what is the process for that appropriate authority to amend the private…04 Jul 2022HANSARDProcurement Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall speak on this set of amendments, particularly Amendment 42. It is the first time that I have been able to speak on the Bill. I was not able to participate in…04 Jul 2022HANSARDAirports: DelaysMy Lords, the chief executive of easyJet has said that one problem it is suffering is that: “The pool of people is smaller, it’s just maths. We have had to turn down a huge number…30 Jun 2022HANSARDDiabetic Prevention ProgrammeMy Lords, could the Minister say what is being done regarding the latest statistics, which showed that just 34% of people in the north of England who have diabetes have access to…23 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Care: AdultsMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Some hospital NHS trusts have a third to a quarter of their beds bed-blocked by people who are clinically ready for…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSpousal Visas: Processing TimesIn answer to my noble friend Lord Paddick, the Minister answered the first part of his question. The second part was: as a result of Ukraine, what is the detriment in the number…21 Jun 2022HANSARDNational Health Service (Integrated Care Boards: Exceptions to Core Responsibility) Regulations 2022I hope that the Minister takes it in the spirit in which I asked the question, but this is an example of senior officials in the department—not for the first time—being involved…20 Jun 2022HANSARDNational Health Service (Integrated Care Boards: Exceptions to Core Responsibility) Regulations 2022I thank the Minister for his clear explanation. One can see from the number of noble Lords who wish to take part in this debate that this is not very controversial. The instrument…20 Jun 2022HANSARDPersonal Protective Equipment: WasteMy Lords, the National Audit Office found that the department is currently spending approximately £7 million a month on storing 3.9 billion PPE items that it does not now need.…14 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools: Biometric TechnologiesFacial recognition technology is now used in classrooms to monitor children’s mood and engagement, despite some parents objecting. The biometric regulator has no powers to enforce…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools: Biometric TechnologiesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adherence of schools to Chapter 2 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 when implementing biometric…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools: Biometric TechnologiesWhy will the Government not allow the Biometrics Commissioner to be the regulator of schools? The commissioner has asked for that, and the Government have so far refused. Why are…06 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, my noble friend Lady Smith asked a question at the start that the Minister did not answer. Are the comments of Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, on providing fighter…27 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, I will follow on from the excellent question from the noble Lord, Lord Lexden. The contract that Mike Veale has with the Conservative police and crime commissioner in…07 Apr 2022HANSARDNHS: Abuse of NursesMy Lords, the individuals who abuse healthcare staff should understand and then pay for the harm they cause and be helped to change their behaviour. To augment existing…05 Apr 2022HANSARDGovernment Business: Messaging ServicesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what security assessment they have made, if any, of the use by Government ministers of messaging services on personal communications devices for…31 Mar 2022HANSARDGovernment Business: Messaging ServicesMy Lords, Conservatives used to criticise Tony Blair for government by sofa. We now have a Prime Minister who conducts government by Signal, the messaging app that can delete…31 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe Minister will know that I am quite astute at reading impact assessments. I have also read the equality impact assessment. The amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman,…28 Mar 2022