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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]For the reasons that I have given, I think that the trust framework is a technical document and one best dealt with in this technical form. It is built on other assurance…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]The advice is that digital identity theft would be captured by those Acts. Therefore, there is no need for a specific offence. However, as I said, the Government are taking steps…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones, Lord Lucas and Lord Arbuthnot, for their amendments and interest in the important area of digital verification services. I thank the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for their proposed amendments and continued interest in Part 1 of this Bill. I hope I can reassure…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I start with Amendment 26, tabled by the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose. As he said in Committee, a principles-based approach ensures that our rules remain fit in the face of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I have said that.21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I have likewise enjoyed working with the noble Baroness. As has been said several times, we are all working towards the same thing, which is to protect children. The…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I will speak first to government Amendment 40, tabled in my name, concerning the ICO’s duty relating to children’s personal data. Before that, though, I thank the noble Lords,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanI thank my noble friend. There are two different aspects to his SME question—the SME use of AI, and the AI SMEs—and both are dealt with in the report, I think. Many of the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyThe Government are extremely concerned about the impact of small but risky services that host hateful and harmful content. The Online Safety Act will require such services to…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanClearly, this is a UK-wide issue. I am pleased that Scotland has been at the forefront of data in health for many years and has done an extremely good job of getting that into the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanI certainly agree that it is a significant challenge, and I add one other thing. The challenge is not only one of regulation of procurement and making sure that we have the data…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanMy noble friend is quite right. The energy issue is crucial for any plan for AI, and that is why the energy council is being set up. It is precisely why Culham is the first place…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanNoble Lords will hear much more about the national data library over the coming months, but it is important to recognise that data is valuable only if it is collected well,…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanI thank the noble Baroness for her input to date and on the important copyright issue. The question of market dominance is important. It is worth reflecting that Matt Clifford is…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyI thank my noble friend for his question. I am not able to give him a technical answer on exactly how that is done. There are verification systems in place to ensure that, and…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyI hope the noble Lord does not get caught out from his search terms. Of course, he is absolutely right that part of this is about education and making people aware of what is…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyMy understanding of this is that the Online Safety Act applies to all small companies and nobody is exempt. The things that would not apply would be the specific things in…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyI thank the noble Lord for his question. Category 1, in the way that the Bill was ultimately approved, was for large sites with many users. The possibility remains that this…16 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyI thank my noble friend for that important question. Where there is evidence of non-compliance, Ofcom has set out that it will move quickly to enforcement, and that action will…16 Jan 2025