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HANSARDDepartment for Science, Information and Technology: AbolitionMy Lords, if the House will allow me, I pay my own tribute to my noble friend Lord Vallance of Balham, whose record of public service, both as Government Chief Scientific Adviser…21 Jul 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Vaccine TechnologyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the potential for artificial intelligence to contribute to developments in vaccine technology.09 Jul 2026HANSARDHolding the Line Against Tyranny and Anarchy (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I am very glad to be able to make a brief contribution to this debate. I was not a member of the committee—in fact, I have always wanted to be a member of the committee,…09 Jul 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Vaccine TechnologyMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that Answer. If the House does not realise, what has happened in Cambridge is the first use of AI to design a vaccine candidate being used in…09 Jul 2026HANSARDEuropean Entry and Exit SystemMy Lords, this is perhaps a rather self-interested question because, like some other Members, I will be travelling to Europe during the Summer Recess. Of the three major…09 Jul 2026HANSARDThe Space Economy (UK Engagement with Space Committee Report)My Lords, what a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and to take part in this debate. I thank my noble friend Lady Ashton for the masterful way she introduced the report; she…09 Jul 2026HANSARDREACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026My Lords, I hope I will not detain the Committee for long, but this is a very important and intricate area. The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, has great experience of this from…07 Jul 2026HANSARDRegistration of Births and Deaths (England and Wales) (Specified Requirements) Regulations 2026My Lords, I do not intend to speak for long at all. Like other Members present here today, I have registered births, deaths and just the one marriage, so far. Of course, it is a…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTrade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I had not intended to contribute to this, but I hope the Committee will allow me to say that I took great interest in the fact that surcharges for roaming may affect…07 Jul 2026HANSARDLobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very pleased to contribute to today’s debate and it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. Like many Members, I occasionally show visitors, including…03 Jul 2026HANSARDLocal Plans (Burial Space) Bill [HL]My Lords, tomorrow, we will commemorate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, which established the United States as a republic—it is still, as far as I am aware,…03 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy Lords—01 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy Lords, I welcome the publication of the defence investment plan and the recognition in it that science, technology and innovation are going to play a very big part in the…01 Jul 2026HANSARDExtreme Heat: Resilience of NHS InfrastructureMy Lords, last night, here in the House, the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, of which I am president, held a meeting on the effects of extreme heat in the workplace.…30 Jun 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: National Security ImplicationsMy Lords, I commend the Government on having introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, whose remaining stages are, as it happens, going…16 Jun 2026HANSARDAnimals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2026My Lords, I shall say a few brief words about this statutory instrument and commend my noble friend the Minister for the way in which he has set out it and its purpose. My gaze…10 Jun 2026HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2026My Lords, I rise briefly to support my noble friend and the statutory instrument that he has moved. I understand entirely that it is designed to support a resilient aviation…10 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for reassuring the House that the next tranche of documents will be provided to Parliament as soon as practicable after State Opening.…28 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for coming to the House about this very serious incident, and I welcome what the Government are doing to try to prevent it happening…28 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Biobank DataIt was about the Information Commissioner’s Office.28 Apr 2026