Paralympic Swimmer, Director London 2012, Technology, Diversity and Inclusion
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my friend, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, and the excellent and eloquent way in which he introduced his amendment, which I was delighted to sign. As he rightly pointed out, this could be seen as the absolute premier DBIST amendment. It goes to the heart …
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My Lords, I declare my technology interests as set out in the register as an adviser to the Crown Estate and to Simmons & Simmons LLP. I thank the Minister for her response to my Written Question of 8 July, setting out what the Government are doing on the international stage, not least with the …
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My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend. I think we would all agree that he has brought some of the more colourful illustrations to his amendments during the passage of the Bill. Perhaps, like me, noble Lords are disappointed that the kebab did not make an appearance today, but in the …
Continue reading “Amendment 15 | Sporting Events Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates”
I support all the amendments in this group, particularly Amendment 13, in the name of my noble friend Lady Evans. She made an eloquent speech but, really, she covered the issue in three words: opportunity, not obligation. “It’s coming home”, my Lords. These events are already here, year in, year out, delivering sporting, economic, social …
Continue reading “Amendment 6 | Sporting Events Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates”
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend. I think we would all agree that he has brought some of the more colourful illustrations to his amendments during the passage of the Bill. Perhaps, like me, noble Lords are disappointed that the kebab did not make an appearance today, but in the …
Continue reading “Amendment 15 | Sporting Events Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates”
I support all the amendments in this group, particularly Amendment 13, in the name of my noble friend Lady Evans. She made an eloquent speech but, really, she covered the issue in three words: opportunity, not obligation. “It’s coming home”, my Lords. These events are already here, year in, year out, delivering sporting, economic, social …
Continue reading “Amendment 6 | Sporting Events Bill [HL] – Report | Lords debates”
My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this Second Reading debate and to follow my friend, the noble Viscount, Lord Colville of Culross. Though he, by his own words, repeated some of the earlier points, he was the first speaker to say “lacunae”, for which I am particularly grateful; it sounds like …
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Blencathra, who always tells it very much as it is. I think we should probably all follow the wise entreaties of Lady Blencathra to “Be nice”. As an ex-Chief Whip, my noble friend Lord Blencathra is always nice. I say that with an …
To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the answer on 23 June by Baroness Lloyd of Effra (HL Deb cols 542–545), what are the mechanisms through which the UK is seeking to influence global standards on content provenance, model access, and risk based regulation.