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HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I remind the House that I chair Big Brother Watch.27 Oct 2025HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they are reviewing the measures related to non-crime hate incidents.27 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Big Brother Watch. I welcome the earlier comment by the noble Lord, Lord Herbert, that the non-crime hate incident regime is not fit…16 Oct 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationTo ask His Majesty’s Government, following further arrests of people protesting about the situation in Gaza, whether they are reviewing the appropriateness of using anti-terrorism…10 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza Protests: Anti-terrorism LegislationI thank the Minister for his sadly predictable reply. Using terrorism laws on peaceful, elderly protestors is ridiculous. They are no more terrorists than the Minister himself.…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPublic Order LegislationMy Lords, I point out to the Minister that the large majorities he is so proud of were achieved by bundling together Palestine Action with two obvious and very extreme terrorist…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPublic Order LegislationMy Lords—02 Sept 2025HANSARDApple: Advanced Data Protection ServiceI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and I draw the House’s attention to the fact that I am chair of Big Brother Watch.31 Mar 2025HANSARDApple: Advanced Data Protection ServiceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the privacy of Apple customers of the company’s decision to withdraw their advanced data protection…31 Mar 2025HANSARDApple: Advanced Data Protection ServiceOnce again, the Home Office has demonstrated its disdain for the privacy and digital security of British citizens and companies. Strong encryption is essential to protect our data…31 Mar 2025HANSARDLarge Language Models and Generative AI (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, and the Communications and Digital Committee on their very thorough and comprehensive report. It points out the very…21 Nov 2024HANSARDSex and Gender: Official DataMy Lords, throughout the criminal justice system, sex registered at birth is the most important variable in the analysis of crime and offending. It underpins the planning of…05 Nov 2024HANSARDCraftspeople: European Union Travel and TradeMy Lords, crippling restrictions on working in Europe are blighting the lives of 2 million people employed in our creative industries. This is because the Government completely…13 May 2024HANSARDPeaceful ProtestsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, for calling this very important debate and I declare my interest, as recorded in the register, as chair of Big Brother Watch. I…25 Apr 2024HANSARDCombating Disinformation: Freedom of ExpressionI thank the Minister for his reply. Last year, Big Brother Watch exposed worrying overreach by the Counter Disinformation Unit in its attempts to prevent legitimate criticism of…13 Feb 2024HANSARDCombating Disinformation: Freedom of ExpressionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect freedom of expression in the course of their work on combating disinformation.13 Feb 2024HANSARDCombating Disinformation: Freedom of ExpressionMy Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my role as chair of Big Brother Watch and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.13 Feb 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I apologise before appearing—or, more precisely, not appearing—before your Lordships in this manner, but I understand that there has been a failure in the parliamentary…20 Nov 2023HANSARDCounter Disinformation UnitMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Research by Big Brother Watch has revealed that Members of both Houses of Parliament, including prominent Conservatives, have been…18 Jul 2023HANSARDCounter Disinformation UnitMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In so doing, I draw the House’s attention to the fact that I chair Big Brother Watch, which…18 Jul 2023