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HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsMy Lords, I declare a conflict of interest as a senior adviser to the Alan Turing Institute, the national AI institute. We have known for a while that access to US big tech models…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and SocietyMy Lords, as an AI researcher for nearly four decades and honorary lay canon of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford since 2012, I congratulate the most reverend Primate on securing…05 Jun 2026HANSARDAI Regulation BillMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, on his commitment to AI regulation and on securing today’s QSD. In the time available, I will follow the…04 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow maiden speeches, and I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Hobby and Lord Blackwater, on their distinctive and excellent speeches. There…19 May 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataI declare two conflicts of interest. First, I was a participant in UK Biobank, having been recruited in Oxford in 2007. My wife is also a participant and has been far more…28 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataMay I ask the Minister a follow-up question to the one I asked previously? He is absolutely right that UK Biobank should get in touch with the institutions where the principal…28 Apr 2026HANSARDPlan 2 Student Loans: Repayment TermsMy Lords, the proportion of home students in full-time postgraduate study has fallen from 46% to just 29% in five years. At the start of a PhD, a home student with a typical…17 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillVery briefly, given the time, I just want to reassure noble Lords, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Storey, that none of the amendments—not just mine—stops the use of edtech;…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, Amendment 227 is in my name and that of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. We started with AI during Oral Questions what is now yesterday afternoon. We considered the use…03 Feb 2026HANSARDAI SuperintelligenceMy Lords, the second I nternational AI S afety R eport is being published today. It is a scientific assessment, guided by 100 experts from 30 different countries and chaired by…03 Feb 2026HANSARDSuperintelligent AIMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, on securing this debate, but it is going to take a superhuman effort to give an intelligent speech on this topic in four…29 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will speak briefly about the lack of scientific evidence for Amendment 94A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Nash. No one disputes that rates of suicide, depression,…21 Jan 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence LegislationMy Lords, several European countries, including Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, have recently launched their own sovereign large language models to reduce dependence on…17 Nov 2025HANSARDModular Nuclear ProgrammeThe announcement that the SMR contract was to be awarded to Rolls-Royce was welcome, but the impact on UK manufacturing is also important. Have the Government made an assessment…15 Oct 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 493, 494, 502K and 502YI, as someone with an interest in the use of educational technologies, including AI, both in schools and universities. I…18 Sept 2025HANSARDAI and Creative Technologies (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interests as the founder director of Oxehealth, a University of Oxford spin-out which uses AI for healthcare applications…13 Jun 2025HANSARDAI Opportunities Action PlanMy Lords, a strong emphasis in the AI Opportunities Action Plan is the development of human capital to maintain the UK as one of the leading countries in the world for AI. In the…05 Jun 2025HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs: DyscalculiaMy Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lady Bull on securing this debate and making such a strong case for action in just under 10 minutes. On Monday, we released the final…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am authorised to speak on Motion 43A, as someone with regular day-to-day experience of scientific research. Since I started my PhD in 1981, I have had the privilege of…12 May 2025