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HANSARDHorizon EuropeI thank my noble friend for the question. The Government really do see benefit in our past and, I hope, future association to Horizon and its predecessor programmes. Analysis of…28 Jun 2023HANSARDHorizon EuropeWe are moving forward with discussions on the UK’s involvement in Horizon Europe. That is our preference, but our participation must work for UK researchers, businesses and…28 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesI thank my noble friend for the question and pay tribute to his ongoing work in this space. Supporting deaf children through the use of audiological equipment involves a range of…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesI suppose the structural problem overall is that those who find themselves disabled, with whatever disability, are in a very small group, and the smaller the group, the more…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesI very much enjoyed the interview on the radio today to which the noble Lord refers. The British Sign Language Advisory Board has been established to help advise the Government on…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI certainly agree that there is a problem. I am afraid that over the course of a year, the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition documented about 5,500 individual links to videos…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI recognise the argument that increased cruelty to animals promotes further bad behaviour, including violence between humans, but I stress the point that the purpose of the Online…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI do not accept either that the existing legislation is not working or that, if it is not, the way to fix it is to make an amendment that redirects the Online Safety Bill in such…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI join the whole House in absolutely deploring these behaviours. The concern about adding animal cruelty offences to the Online Safety Bill is that it is a Bill built around the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosWe are aware of the prevalence of appalling animal cruelty videos online and take this issue very seriously. The Animal Welfare Act 2006 is commonly used to tackle domestic animal…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosThe debate on this matter in Committee on the Online Safety Bill was well attended and certainly well received. The purpose of the Online Safety Bill is to intervene between the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI am happy to explore all creative and inventive solutions to the very real problem of reducing not only cruelty to animals but people’s deplorable enjoyment of that cruelty.27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI am grateful for it.27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosI have the numbers prosecuted for animal cruelty in my notes somewhere; I will happily write to the noble Lord.27 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Torture: Online VideosIndeed. I stress that laws preventing these behaviours are already in existence, and the Online Safety Bill supports those laws in some sense. If content is illegal, platforms are…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesThe Government are continually reviewing and assessing the possibilities afforded by new and emerging technologies, particularly to support disabled people or anyone with specific…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesI thank the noble Baroness for raising her Question this week, which is, of course, Deafblind Awareness Week. I take this opportunity to pass my very best wishes to those who…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesAs the noble Lord rightly points out, identifying the appropriate technologies by scanning the horizon for those that will be of most impact and use is, and must be, a…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesDSIT works extensively across universities on this and other programmes. In addition, the Government commission a range of research, particularly in the area of deafblindness, not…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDeafblindness: Emerging TechnologiesI thank the noble Lord for that question. I certainly hope my remarks did not come across as me asking other ministries to merely improvise in this space. DSIT can contribute in…27 Jun 2023