Paralympic Swimmer, Director London 2012, Technology, Diversity and Inclusion
The fourth and final day of Committee Stage on 18 December 2024 saw close scrutiny of provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill related to IP, copyright and AI. This was also the aspect of the Bill that gained the most media attention thanks to an intervention by Paul McCartney and 37,000 others concerned with what …
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Throughout December 2024, members of the House of Lords took part in Committee Stage – a detailed, line by line, scrutiny – of the Data (Use and Access) Bill. The Data Bill is an incredibly important piece of legislation that will have a huge impact on the way data is used in the UK, potentially unlocking …
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The second day of Committee Stage for the Data Use and Access Bill on 10 December 2024 saw close scrutiny of provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill related to the processing of personal data. This is an incredibly important piece of legislation that aims to harness the power of data for economic growth, as …
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On Tuesday 3 December, members of the House of Lords began Committee Stage – a detailed, line by line, scrutiny of the Data (Use and Access) Bill. It is an incredibly important piece of legislation that will: pave the way for the ‘smart data’ model to be used in more sectors establish a trust framework for …
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Exactly 10 years ago today, on 30th October 2013, I was sworn in to the House of Lords as a life peer. As I said in my maiden speech “it’s incredible for someone from my background to have arrived in your Lordships house” and I feel more than a slight sense of disbelief when I …
On Friday (29 September 2023) Barclays closed three more of it’s branches in Redditch, Bude and Hanover Square London. They are not alone. In recent weeks, HSBC, Lloyds and Halifax have also pulled down the shutters for the last time on branches across the country. Since 2015 nearly 5000 branches have closed and more than …
The Electronic Trade Documents Act comes into force today, 20th September 2023. I have repeatedly described it as one of the most important laws you’ve never heard of because, although it is a small sounding law with a simple purpose – to permit electronic trade documents on the same legal basis as paper documents – …
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Currently, when the wind wont blow and the sun wont shine – and we’ve not been able to store any of that carbon free energy – we have a massive problem. It is for this reason that the House of Lords Science and Technology committee, on which I am honoured to serve, has just launched …
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I was delighted to speak in a special House of Lords debate on what assessment His Majesty’s Government has made of the use of assistive technology to support those with special educational needs (SEN). This is a hugely important topic and one very close to my heart. As I said during the debate: I have …
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