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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]A little time has elapsed since the original debate, but I beg leave to test the opinion of the House.12 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Public ServicesMy Lords, the Government’s plan to drive tens of billions in productivity savings in the public sector with AI is, of course, welcome. But does the Minister agree that any success…06 May 2025HANSARDAI: Cross-sector LegislationI note what the Minister said about remaining committed to AI legislation, but the uncertainty for everybody affected by AI, whether in the tech industry or elsewhere, is a real…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEngineering Biology (Science and Technology Committee Report)My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating and thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Brown, and the other members of the committee, for a report that is not just fascinating…28 Apr 2025HANSARDMathematical SciencesMy Lords, compared with just one year ago, far more tech leaders are coming to the view that the skill of coding may already be redundant thanks to AI. Whether or not they are…02 Apr 2025HANSARDElectronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025While the Minister is working on her answer, perhaps she could include in that something about how progress against the delivery of these objectives will be reported to…25 Mar 2025HANSARDElectronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing this important SI forward today and for setting it out so clearly and briefly. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. He made…25 Mar 2025HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this SI and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for his characteristically thought-provoking remarks, particularly those on the dynamics of…17 Mar 2025HANSARDCopyright and Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, I recognise of course that the task of analysing the results of the consultation still needs to go ahead. That said, does the Minister agree with us that digital…27 Feb 2025HANSARDProduct Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 34, 35, 36 and 37, in the name of my noble friend Lord Holmes, and Amendment 43, in the name of my noble friend Lord Sharpe. I draw noble…26 Feb 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, in opposition and in government, the party opposite has promised an AI Bill, but it continues to say very little about what it will do. This uncertainty is creating real…10 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill has an unfortunate combination of being extremely important and somewhat obscure, but we have between us scrutinised it very closely over the past few months.…05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too support my noble friend Lady Owen in her amendments. Thanks to her tireless and frankly inspiring work, we have an opportunity to make a real difference now—today.…05 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for bringing forward this amendment. I too welcome the return of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, and wish her a speedy end to her recovery. Most of…05 Feb 2025HANSARDCreative Industries: Rights Reservation ModelI thank all noble Lords for their uniformly brilliant contributions to this important debate. I particularly thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for securing this debate and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for her amendments. The reliability of computer-based evidence, needless to say, has come into powerful public focus following the Post…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his clear response and for taking pity on the House and not giving us the full benefit of his knowledge of genomics. Meanwhile, I recognise that we have…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I move Amendment 73 standing in my name which would require the Secretary of State to undertake a risk assessment on the data privacy risks associated with genomics and…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend Lord Lucas for bringing his Amendment 67, which builds on his previous work to ensure accuracy of data. On these Benches, we agree wholeheartedly with him…28 Jan 2025