To ask His Majesty's Government when the fifth round of the Regulators' Pioneer Fund is expected to open; and whether it will confirm whether past winners remain eligible to apply with a materially different follow-on proposal.

To ask His Majesty's Government when the fifth round of the Regulators' Pioneer Fund is expected to open; and whether it will confirm whether past winners remain eligible to apply with a materially different follow-on proposal.

My Lords, I declare an interest as a consultant to DLA Piper on AI policy and regulation and as chair of the board of the Authors’ Licensing Collecting Society. I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd, on her reappointment, but the bed of nails that...

My Lords, I declare an interest as a consultant to DLA Piper on AI policy and regulation and as chair of the board of the Authors’ Licensing Collecting Society. I join other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Lloyd, on her reappointment, but the bed of nails that...

To ask His Majesty's Government when will the first AI Assurance Innovation Fund awards be announced; and what the typical award size will be.

To ask His Majesty's Government when will the first AI Assurance Innovation Fund awards be announced; and what the typical award size will be.

My Lords, as a former member of the committee—all of us, I suppose, could be described as space cadets—I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton of Upholland, for her superb chairing of the committee and for her inspiring introduction today. I join her and other members of the committee...

My Lords, as a former member of the committee—all of us, I suppose, could be described as space cadets—I warmly thank the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton of Upholland, for her superb chairing of the committee and for her inspiring introduction today. I join her and other members of the committee...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire for securing this debate and for his excellent introduction, which was both forensic and alarming. He has certainly elicited a range of views in today’s debate. My view is that we are at a critical point for...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Wallace of Saltaire for securing this debate and for his excellent introduction, which was both forensic and alarming. He has certainly elicited a range of views in today’s debate. My view is that we are at a critical point for...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 28 April (HL16450) and the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 29 April (HL16530), how much the UK gave to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation as membership contribution; and what percentage of the overall budget this represented,...

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 28 April (HL16450) and the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 29 April (HL16530), how much the UK gave to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation as membership contribution; and what percentage of the overall budget this represented,...

My Lords, we have had a very rich and wide-ranging debate, which presents some challenges on winding up. I am very tempted to take a leaf out of the book of the noble Baroness, Lady Debbonaire, and just give a big tick to a number of the speeches that we...

My Lords, we have had a very rich and wide-ranging debate, which presents some challenges on winding up. I am very tempted to take a leaf out of the book of the noble Baroness, Lady Debbonaire, and just give a big tick to a number of the speeches that we...

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation budget was contributed by the United Kingdom and what was the actual financial amount contributed during each of the following years: 2000/01, 2005/06, 2010/11, 2015/16, 2020/21 and 2025/26

To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation budget was contributed by the United Kingdom and what was the actual financial amount contributed during each of the following years: 2000/01, 2005/06, 2010/11, 2015/16, 2020/21 and 2025/26

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, for securing this debate and so brilliantly illustrating the “arts dividend” in education—the phrase used by Darren Henley, CEO of the Arts Council England. The Francis review contains important proposals, but the response to it falls short on the issue that...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, for securing this debate and so brilliantly illustrating the “arts dividend” in education—the phrase used by Darren Henley, CEO of the Arts Council England. The Francis review contains important proposals, but the response to it falls short on the issue that...

My Lords, I apologise for intervening in the gap, but I very much wanted to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and her committee and speak to a report that is both is both timely and very necessary. In doing so, I declare my AI interests as in the register.

We...

My Lords, I apologise for intervening in the gap, but I very much wanted to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and her committee and speak to a report that is both is both timely and very necessary. In doing so, I declare my AI interests as in the register.

We...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

464: Clause 192, page 223, line 33, at end insert—

“(4A) Before the appropriate national authority makes regulations under subsection (1) for the purpose of implementing a new international agreement, or significantly altering an existing agreement, the authority must conduct and publish a comprehensive Privacy Impact Assessment.

(4B) The Privacy...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

464: Clause 192, page 223, line 33, at end insert—

“(4A) Before the appropriate national authority makes regulations under subsection (1) for the purpose of implementing a new international agreement, or significantly altering an existing agreement, the authority must conduct and publish a comprehensive Privacy Impact Assessment.

(4B) The Privacy...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 464 I will speak to Amendments 467, 468 and 503, in my name. These amendments collectively address the governance of Clauses 192 to 194, which grant the Secretary of State broad powers to make regulations giving effect to international law enforcement information-sharing agreements. Following the...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 464 I will speak to Amendments 467, 468 and 503, in my name. These amendments collectively address the governance of Clauses 192 to 194, which grant the Secretary of State broad powers to make regulations giving effect to international law enforcement information-sharing agreements. Following the...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. It was very cheerful, which I find quite extraordinary in the circumstances. It is almost as though he has been reading Voltaire’s Candide: everything is for the best in all possible worlds. I will read carefully what he said, but...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. It was very cheerful, which I find quite extraordinary in the circumstances. It is almost as though he has been reading Voltaire’s Candide: everything is for the best in all possible worlds. I will read carefully what he said, but...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of the Data and Analytics Research Environments UK research programme; how much if any in additional funds that programme has received from non-UKRI sources; and how much of those funds were finally spent, and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of the Data and Analytics Research Environments UK research programme; how much if any in additional funds that programme has received from non-UKRI sources; and how much of those funds were finally spent, and...

My Lords, alongside my noble friends and the irrepressible noble Lord, Lord Baker, I very much welcome today’s Statement. It talks about “boosting digital literacy through a reformed computing curriculum to allow pupils to navigate the opportunities and challenges of AI and much more”. What is the “much more”?

My Lords, alongside my noble friends and the irrepressible noble Lord, Lord Baker, I very much welcome today’s Statement. It talks about “boosting digital literacy through a reformed computing curriculum to allow pupils to navigate the opportunities and challenges of AI and much more”. What is the “much more”?

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Alan Turing Institute's progress against the terms of its £100 million funding agreement, including delivery plans, annual reviews and current status of key performance indicators.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Alan Turing Institute's progress against the terms of its £100 million funding agreement, including delivery plans, annual reviews and current status of key performance indicators.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent to date of the £740 million in capital funding they announced to support inclusive education, where this funding has been allocated, and how it will be used to support inclusion in mainstream education settings.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been spent to date of the £740 million in capital funding they announced to support inclusive education, where this funding has been allocated, and how it will be used to support inclusion in mainstream education settings.

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding will be available for digital inclusion for the period of the Spending Review 2025 for 2026–29; and if no funding has been determined, when it will be.

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding will be available for digital inclusion for the period of the Spending Review 2025 for 2026–29; and if no funding has been determined, when it will be.

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, not only because of his enthusiasm but because of his concision. To pack all that into four minutes is quite a quite an achievement.

I declare my interests as an adviser to DLA Piper on AI policy and...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, not only because of his enthusiasm but because of his concision. To pack all that into four minutes is quite a quite an achievement.

I declare my interests as an adviser to DLA Piper on AI policy and...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the three noble Baronesses, and I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, on her magnificent and successful campaign to outlaw the making and requesting of non-consensual images, first with her Private Member’s Bill and then with amendments to this Bill. She...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the three noble Baronesses, and I too congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, on her magnificent and successful campaign to outlaw the making and requesting of non-consensual images, first with her Private Member’s Bill and then with amendments to this Bill. She...