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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, at Third Reading it is extraordinarily rare to find issues still in contest, and to be presented, as we have been today, with a choice on which we will have to vote.…25 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, there have been very few speakers from the Labour Benches and I want to make sure that those who are supporting the amendments before the House today understand that,…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak from the Labour Benches and first congratulate the Minister on listening to the debates we had in Committee. I thank him very much for bringing forward an…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny in Westminster (International Agreements Committee Report)My Lords, it is very welcome that we have, in the space of a fortnight, two chances to debate committee reports from one of our most senior committees—I say that as a recent…16 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementMy Lords, like many others who have spoken today, I pay tribute to my noble and learned friend Lord Goldsmith for his superb chairmanship of the International Agreements…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I was also at the meeting, which has been referred to, that was held this lunchtime and dealt with the troubling question of what seems to be an epidemic of growth in…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in speaking on issues related to online safety, I seem to spend most of my time apologising for the fact that the Act is not as up-to-date, efficient or effective as it…02 Mar 2026HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (Conferral of Functions) Regulations 2026My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing the statutory instruments. This is not a very complicated issue and I do not have much to say about it, but I do have…25 Feb 2026HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Alternative Dispute Resolution) (Conferral of Functions) Regulations 2026The Minister answered very fully the question about the fees and how they would be monitored, but those were the fees to the consumers. I asked a separate question about why it…25 Feb 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillMy Lords, it is a real pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Roe of West Wickham, and to congratulate him not only on his excellent maiden speech but on the wealth of experience…04 Feb 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt on securing this important debate and concealing the real purpose of it in a rather confusing title. I also want to declare that…29 Jan 2026HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025My Lords, I welcome this SI, although I have some questions about it. I would be grateful if the Minister could respond to them and, if not, write to me about them. It is good to…08 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025I am grateful to my noble friend for trying to explain the “just and reasonable” approach. Just to unpick what he said, what is Ofcom consulting about? There seems a disjuncture…08 Sept 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025My Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s comments, which set the context for this interesting statutory instrument. In the process of consultation that led to the final decisions,…15 Jul 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025I may not have made the point as clearly as I should have. It is not the fact that Ofcom will be unaware of an issue that is being raised as much as that the need to get a…15 Jul 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetMy Lords, one of the problems encountered by all major projects such as HS2 is the difficulty of getting the public generally on side. I declare an interest here as a former owner…19 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I am sorry to interrupt these exchanges, which are of great interest. I have not been able to participate in ping-pong for some time, but the House will be aware that I am very…04 Jun 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025My Lords, often in this House one is tempted to wander down memory lane and is filled with wonderful memories of good times and shared experiences, but none so present as the one…24 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025Sorry to interrupt but, to return to the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, is it the Government’s position that, although the law says it is permissible, and indeed…24 Feb 2025HANSARDCreative Industries: Creating Jobs and Productivity GrowthMy Lords, it is a privilege to be in a debate that has three maiden speeches. We have already had two brilliant ones, and I am sure the third will be the same. Both the earlier…06 Feb 2025