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HANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI thank the Minister for the comments she has just made. She has just said that Ofcom will have a consultation on which age verification method will be used for identifying…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDAI Growth LabMy Lords, any AI growth in this country will depend on trust between tech companies and content rights holders. This will depend on robust transparency requirements being created,…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, is taking part remotely. I invite the noble Lord to speak.26 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I welcome the government consultation, but I am distressed by how very wide its scope is and, as the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said, how very vague the outcomes seem to…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 422D and the consequential Amendments 434 to 437, to which I have added my name. In Amendment 429B the Government have gone far to respond to…18 Mar 2026HANSARDMedia Literacy (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am proud to be a member of the Communications and Digital Committee, which produced this report. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, for focusing and steering us…16 Mar 2026HANSARDEU Digital Services Act and RegulationMy Lords, the EU already has AI legislation. Do the Government intend to bring forward their own legislation on AI and how to regulate it?11 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Streaming and Cinema SectorMy Lords—02 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Streaming and Cinema SectorMy Lords, I declare an interest as a television producer. The Media Act set up prominence for public service broadcasters in the digital space, but it does not cover video-sharing…02 Mar 2026HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I apologise: this is the first time I have spoken on the Bill. I have added my name to Amendment 115 in the name of my noble friend Lady Finlay. My concern is that, as…06 Feb 2026HANSARDAI SuperintelligenceMy Lords, the California AI Transparency Act has set up a mechanism for developers of large language frontier models to publish a report on a model’s intended uses and an…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillA word of warning to the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries: if at this stage a noble Lord starts making a speech, we normally have to call the voices on it. But we will…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords—22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords—22 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I support many of the amendments in this group, but I also want to express my concerns about Amendment 94A in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Nash. I have listened…21 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI apologise. They suggest that the Act should be amended to ensure safety by design for all users, particularly young users. There is a need to strengthen Ofcom’s response to tech…21 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendments 6 in the name of my noble friend Lord Clancarty and Amendment 10 in the name of my noble friend Lady Prashar. I have spoken to a number…20 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsI declare an interest as having worked for all five public service broadcasters, and I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for procuring this debate. I will concentrate in my…08 Jan 2026HANSARDComputer-generated Child Sexual Abuse MaterialMy Lords, work is under way with the national centre for violence against women and girls to improve the police’s response to non-consensual intimate image abuse so that they can…07 Jan 2026HANSARDChildren: Social MediaMy Lords, the social media ban on under-16s in Australia is well-intentioned but is not the right solution to protect children from harms. Does the Minister agree with the Molly…10 Dec 2025