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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)New clause 10 requires the Government to bring forward a data vision and strategy within six months of the passing of the Bill, and amendment 21 would add a new function to the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 117, page 149, line 11, at end insert— “(5A) In Schedule 13, paragraph 1(1), at end insert— ‘(j) advise the Government on measures relating…11 Mar 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Vessel CollisionLet me put on record my thanks and appreciation to the resilience team at North Norfolk district council and its staff, and the port of Wells for its response and preparedness. It…11 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareIn Cromer in my constituency, about 18 months ago, the Conservative-controlled county council closed down Benjamin Court reablement centre. That is exactly the sort of facility…05 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I want to seek specific clarification from the Minister about whether he thinks that these provisions will improve or solve the situation where an unmarried parent tragically dies…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. Don’t get me wrong: there are huge opportunities to improve the seamlessness of services for all users, regardless of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am well aware of the Minister’s frustration with mobile parking apps and I sympathise. Likewise, there is the frustration of having to take two separate bits of physical ID to a…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It may be wishful thinking. I fear that if we pass the Bill as it stands, we may find ourselves in a similar situation to the postcode address file in a few years’ time, with a…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Do not get me wrong, I am a big fan of this whole idea, so much so that I have been bothering other Committees about their equivalents. Amendments 17 to 20 would make the national…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Hobhouse. Given his comments, the hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip may be interested in the hearing the Transport…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 58, page 63, leave out lines 35 and 36. This amendment is linked to Amendments 18 to 20. See explanatory statement to Amendment 20.04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am a big supporter of the affirmative approach, so the Minister’s words provide great reassurance. I am slightly confused by what he said about use cases being invalidated, but…04 Mar 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed , That the clause stand part of the Bill.04 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Flood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I will make some brief remarks, which I hope the Minister can respond to. My constituency of North Norfolk suffers heavily…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]I want to speak to amendment 3, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Pippa Heylings), which deals specifically with coastal erosion. My constituency plays…24 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]This is absolutely not a pitch to be a member of the Bill Committee, but I would certainly be grateful for the opportunity to implement my views in the design and delivery of…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Absolutely. There are so many layers upon which data governance, data infrastructure and data practices must be established, and data retrievability is one of the things that sit…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I do not doubt that that was an enabling factor, but one reason why being citizen-focused works so well is that it is much easier to build trust and credibility bit by bit by…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am enjoying the debate and feel regretful that I no longer have any disclosable interests in the creative industries. I am grateful to Members for sharing their powerful…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I could not agree more. Some of the conclusions that are reached through the procurement of technology services by local councils defy sense and are utterly baffling. I am sure…12 Feb 2025