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HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 11 and 13 in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Markham. The national underground asset register contains the details of all underground…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for his considered reply. It is clear that the Government and the department are taking the issue of security with all due seriousness. However, I remain…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for all her amendments in this group, and I thank the Minister for his amendment. Amendment 15 seeks to maintain the high…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for raising these significant issues. While I share some of the concerns expressed, I find myself unable—at least for the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, as we reach the end of this important group, I thank particularly my noble friend Lady Harding for her contribution and detailed account of some of the issues being…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords and the Minister for their comments and contributions to what has been a fascinating debate. I will start by commenting on the other amendments in this…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 41 aims to establish a code of practice for the use of children’s data in the development of AI technologies. In the face of rapidly advancing AI, it is, of…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones—as ever—and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, for tabling Amendment 37 in their names. It would introduce a new clause…21 Jan 2025HANSARDForeign-owned Social Media CompaniesMy Lords, do the Government agree that widespread online media literacy is by far the best defence against misinformation and disinformation online and that, consequently, the…07 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the UK is a world leader in genomics research. This research will no doubt result in many benefits, particularly in the healthcare space. However, genomics data can be,…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I start by thanking all noble Lords who spoke; I enjoyed the vivid examples that were shared by so many of them. I particularly enjoyed the comment from the noble Lord, Lord…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her answer, and I very much accept her offer of engagement. I will make a few further brief comments about the importance of this amendment, as we go…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, the current law does not sufficiently protect children from AI-driven CSAM because it is simply such a fast-moving issue. It is a sobering thought that, of all the many…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, although I have no amendments in this group, I will comment on some of them. I might jump around the order, so please forgive me for that. Amendment 197 would change…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, shall speak very briefly, which will save valuable minutes in which I can order my CyberUp Christmas mug. Amendments 156A and 156B add to the definition of…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Does the Minister agree that the crux of this machinery is solely automated decision-making as a binary thing—it is or it is not—and, therefore, that the absolute key to it is…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will keep my comments brief as these are all technical amendments to the Bill. I understand that Amendments 133 and 136 are necessary for the functioning of the law…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, given the hour, I will try to be as brief as possible. I will start by speaking to the amendments tabled in my name. Amendment 142 seeks to prevent the Information…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. I must confess that, of all the groups we are looking at today, I have been particularly looking forward to this one. I find this area…16 Dec 2024