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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, we have a lot of discussions in this House about the difference between “may” and “must”. I think in this case it is very important. It is essential that the independent…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I speak very briefly in support of Amendment 2. Before I start, I would like to echo the words of the noble Baroness, Lady Finn, about the exemplary engagement on this…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to add my support for Amendment 3, which would require any information notice to include a statement that the notice does not imply that the person named…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I am generally supportive of all the amendments in this group, but particularly Amendments 17 and 22. This Bill, and particularly this part of it, impose a range of…15 Oct 2025HANSARDJaguar Land Rover CyberattackMy Lords, studies indicate that between 50% and 80% of cyberattacks result in the payment of a ransom. Ransom amounts are probably well over £1 billion a year, so it is no great…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDI confess that I am slightly confused. The Minister rightly referred to the Data (Use and Access) Act, and we spent a lot of time then discussing the introduction of digital…14 Oct 2025HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords—13 Oct 2025HANSARDJobs MarketDay one unfair dismissal rights.13 Oct 2025HANSARDJobs MarketThe Minister quite rightly mentioned young people and the importance of opportunities for them, but there seems to be increasing evidence that entry-level opportunities are…13 Oct 2025HANSARDLimited Liability Partnerships (Application and Modification of Company Law) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing these regulations. It is good to hear from him on the progress Companies House is making in cleaning up the register and the process…10 Sept 2025HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025I want to ask a very quick question of the Minister. Why 15%? A number of noble Lords have said very clearly that 15% does not give influence, but they are missing a very…22 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I have two amendments in this group, Amendments 50 and 67, which, like the amendments the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, has just spoken to, which I have also added my name…16 Jul 2025HANSARDCompanies House: Filing of Annual Accounts by Small CompaniesMy Lords, thanks to the efforts of this House, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act introduced a new power for the Government to regulate in order to find out about…08 Jul 2025HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionMy Lords, under the Capita system, probably the single biggest difficulty of the recruitment process was actually getting medical records out of the health service. What is…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPalace of Westminster: Restoration and RenewalMy Lords, an awful lot of work by a large number of experts has been carried out over the past few years to learn more about the state of the Palace and to work out options for…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I hope to be even more brief. I have sympathy for this amendment, but it is backward-looking, as it relates to situations that have already happened. We also need to…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I add my support at least to the intentions behind this amendment. We have had a number of discussions in Committee on the potential impact of layering costs and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillWe have had this discussion a few times, but does the Minister accept that most if not all of the safeguards she has talked about exist not in law but in the codes, guidance and…25 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAm I not right in thinking that that is about to change under the new Data (Use and Access) Act?25 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 326A on behalf of the noble Baroness, Lady Penn, who apologises that she is unable to be here. The amendment is simple: it would require the…24 Jun 2025