To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Leong on 3 February (HL Deb col 1434) about the use of the SPACE framework to ensure safety, transparency and accountability for AI, in which publication, document or statement they set out that approach; and what activity they have taken to implement it.

My Lords, if you are blind or visually impaired in the UK you have only a 27% chance of being in employment. In the light of that, what changes does the Minister propose need to be made to Access to Work, connect to work and all job programmes to close this horrific employment gap?

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Demos report A Declaration on Digital Rights: Embedding human rights in a new deal for the digital age, published on 10 February; and what steps they are taking to embed human rights protections in the UK’s regulatory approach to technology and AI.

My Lords, if you are blind or visually impaired in the UK you have only a 27% chance of being in employment. In the light of that, what changes does the Minister propose need to be made to Access to Work, connect to work and all job programmes to close this horrific employment gap?

My Lords, if you are blind or visually impaired in the UK you have only a 27% chance of being in employment. In the light of that, what changes does the Minister propose need to be made to Access to Work, connect to work and all job programmes to close this horrific employment gap?

Is the Minister able to clarify whether the review is still ongoing, or are the Government currently reviewing the review?

My Lords, it is a pleasure again to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, whose amendment I agree with. I will speak to my Amendments 361 through 364, which are, as he rightly put, companions to the intent of his Amendment 360. In simple terms we have an opportunity to change the law …

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My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this Committee and to follow my friend the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, who perfectly and proportionately set out the principles in this amendment, which I support to every last sentence. We are now discussing a number of amendments on areas where the existing law, and this …

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My Lords, if you are blind or sight impaired, in the UK currently the employment rate is just 27%. If you are not disabled, it is 83%. Therefore, if you are sight impaired you have only around a one in four chance of being in work. This cannot continue. Will the Minister strongly consider establishing …

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