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HANSARDUK Newspapers and News Magazines: Foreign State Investment FundsMy Lords, I will have one more go at trying to get a clear answer from the Minister. Many in the media industry are concerned that UK companies will not be able to use debt…27 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I declare an interest as a freelance TV producer. I welcome aspects of this Bill. It does much to improve the rights and status of millions of employees and workers in…27 Mar 2025HANSARDVictory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesMy Lords, the House will adjourn until this chaos calms down.20 Mar 2025HANSARDMedia Freedom CoalitionMy Lords, can the Minister confirm whether the Government are considering cuts to the BBC World Service grant as part of a reduction in overseas development spending?17 Mar 2025HANSARDCopyright and Artificial IntelligenceMy Lords, the Government intend to take out the transparency amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Kidron in the Data (Use and Access) Bill. What provision are they going to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, last week, the Startup Coalition of AI companies told a House of Commons Joint Committee that the Government should support a full commercial text and data mining model…10 Feb 2025HANSARDCreative Industries: Creating Jobs and Productivity GrowthMy Lords, I declare an interest as a freelance television producer. I too add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for securing this debate. I also add my words of…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCreative Industries: Creating Jobs and Productivity GrowthIs the Minister prepared to support the concept of a commissioner for freelancers, as was suggested by my noble friend Lord Clancarty and myself?06 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 44A and the consequential amendments in this group in the name of my noble friend Lady Kidron, whose speech has, I think, moved the whole Committee…28 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Kidron and the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for adding their signatures to my Amendment 14. I withdrew this amendment in Committee, but I…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful and impressed that the Minister has stepped into this controversial sphere of data management at such short notice. I wish his colleague, the noble…21 Jan 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 36 tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. I also support Amendments 26, 27, 28, 31, 32 and 35. The Government, in their AI…21 Jan 2025HANSARDOnline SafetyMy Lords, Ofcom’s illegal harms code states that it has removed some of the code’s measures from smaller sites, due to evidence that they were not proportionate, but it is not…16 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanMy Lords, the Minister talked about the national data library, which is very welcome, but data in the library needs to be safe and its use carefully thought through. What role…16 Jan 2025HANSARDE-scooters and E-bikesMy Lords, some agencies, such as the Safer Essex Roads Partnership, have two or three-week blitzes in which community volunteers and the police combine to stop illegal e-scooter…19 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords I have been very impressed by the speeches of my noble friends Lady Kidron and Lord Freyberg, so I will be very brief. I declare in interest as a television producer who…18 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]This has been a wide-ranging debate, with important contributions from across the Committee. I take some comfort from the Minister’s declaration that the exemptions will not be…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 92, 93, 101 and 105, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones for adding his name to them. I also support Amendment 137 in the name of my…16 Dec 2024HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 119 is in my name, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Knight, for adding his name to it. I am pleased to add my name to Amendment 115A in the name of noble…16 Dec 2024