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HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceWe are taking a sector-specific approach to AI regulation. On medicines, we announced last week the formation of the regulatory innovation office, which will look specifically at…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceWe are in active discussion with all those partners. As we consider an AI Act, we will work closely with partners in the US and elsewhere and apply it only to the limited number…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceThe convention sets out activities in the life cycle of AI systems, and they should not infringe our values of human rights, democratic processes and the effectiveness of…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceWe have signed the convention and will bring it forward in the usual way—it will not happen overnight—providing a chance for wide consultation and consideration in Committee as it…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceIt is important that the convention does not introduce new human rights. Instead, it is meant to make sure that, during its development, AI takes into account the existing rules…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceThe convention has been signed by the US as well as the EU, the UK and various other nations. On the point about red tape, it is very important that, as we think about AI, we do…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceArtificial intelligence has the potential to significantly boost economic growth, but to enable this it is essential to build public trust. That is why the UK has, together with…15 Oct 2024HANSARDFramework Convention on Artificial IntelligenceI thank my noble friend for that important question. The convention does not apply to military matters, but the responsible AI in the military domain—the REAIM Forum, which the UK…15 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeAny underspend on Horizon in the last year has been fully kept within the department.08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeThere is absolutely no doubt that quite significant damage was done. That the participation rate dropped so dramatically, from 16% of all grants coming to the UK in 2015 to 6.5%…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeI am very glad indeed that the noble Lord thinks it was a no-brainer; that was not always the situation when trying to get that through. Erasmus, of course, was an important…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeThe noble Lord is quite right that the numbers are looking more promising for 2024, particularly in the European Research Council mono-beneficiary schemes. In the collaborative…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeI thank the noble Lord for his question. He is right that the SME sector is underrepresented, and there is a specific effort to increase its ability to engage and to raise…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeNow that we are back in Horizon Europe and FP10, we will be looking to engage in that fully and shape it. In answer to an earlier question, I hope that that will include areas…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeObviously, it is up to the Swiss to determine their association, but I will travel shortly to Switzerland to meet Science Ministers there. I will discuss our memorandum of…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeThere are, of course, a number of visa programmes—it is a points-based system—including the global talent visa and the skilled worker visa. We know that the number of applications…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeWe have early indications that UK applications have increased in 2024 following Horizon Europe association in January. Making the association a success is our priority, but we…08 Oct 2024HANSARDHorizon EuropeI praise my noble friend Lord Stansgate for his persistence and effectiveness in bringing the matter of European science funding to this House. He will have seen that, on 26…08 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, it is a great honour to open this adjourned debate on His Majesty’s most gracious Speech. Today’s debate will focus on economic growth, infrastructure and employment,…22 Jul 2024