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HANSARDCode of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, I too pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Moylan for tabling the amendments that have enabled the Home Secretary to issue this new draft code. I repeat how much he…26 Apr 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI will speak in support of my noble friend Lord Moylan and Amendment 9. I declare an interest as an author and publisher. Last week, we had the London Book Fair, and proposed new…25 Apr 2023HANSARDYoung Female Racing DriversTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support young female racing drivers to ensure that they enjoy the same opportunities as their male counterparts.18 Apr 2023HANSARDYoung Female Racing DriversI thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply. While the UK remains the £9 billion-a-year epicentre of world motorsport and Formula 1 itself and seven out of 10 of the Grand…18 Apr 2023HANSARDWorker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) BillMy Lords, I declare two levels of interest, as a publisher and trustee of a national designated museum. My objections to the Bill concern only the effect of Clause 1 on freedom of…24 Mar 2023HANSARDCCTVI thank my noble friend the Minister for the reply. The noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, has already highlighted to the House the dangers posed by Chinese state-owned facial…02 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to commission an independent review of the (1) scale, (2) capabilities, (3) ethics, and (4) impact on rights, of CCTV in the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, it has been well observed that the social media companies and YouTube are now the public square—only, of course, they are not public at all but privately owned companies…01 Feb 2023HANSARDOak National AcademyMy Lords, I declare my interest as a publisher, although in this case the interest is purely theoretical as none of my publishing group’s imprints is in the academic market. I…12 Jan 2023HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I speak to my Amendments 17, 18, 19 and 21. We have already debated Amendment 17 at some length. I hope that Amendments 18, 19 and 21 are uncontroversial; I merely hope…31 Oct 2022HANSARDFreedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, as I am the last of the Back-Bench speakers, in the interests of catching up on time and because so many other noble Lords have expressed more eloquently than I could my…27 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen and Girls: Economic Well-being, Welfare, Safety and OpportunitiesMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness, Lady Gale, for the opportunity to join this debate. I want to focus on the safety of women and girls part of the subject matter. I feel…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Fixed Penalty NoticesI thank the Minister for that reply. The police in England and Wales issued just under 119,000 Covid restriction lockdown fines. Most are well over a year old and 43% of them have…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Fixed Penalty NoticesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given (1) to granting an amnesty to the 43 per cent of people who were issued with Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) during…14 Jul 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a publisher, often of higher education academic titles, which increasingly are digital-only and therefore easier to take down or cancel than…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy Lords, I am most honoured and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the Second Reading today. I must declare several levels of interest. First, I am a trustee of the…18 Mar 2022