My Lords, I speak to my amendments in this group. In doing so, I declare my interest as a guest of Google at its AI policy conference.

I start by thanking both the Minister and Minister Davies-Jones for taking the time to engage on this issue and for their endless patience....

My Lords, I speak to my amendments in this group. In doing so, I declare my interest as a guest of Google at its AI policy conference.

I start by thanking both the Minister and Minister Davies-Jones for taking the time to engage on this issue and for their endless patience....

My Lords, I will speak primarily to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge. We need to be crystal clear that we would not be here and we would not have come as far as we have—notwithstanding residual concerns—but for her work. Her entry into your...

My Lords, I will speak primarily to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge. We need to be crystal clear that we would not be here and we would not have come as far as we have—notwithstanding residual concerns—but for her work. Her entry into your...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has said everything I was going to say and more and better, so I want just to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge, and to say that I too have witnessed her forensic fight over the last few...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has said everything I was going to say and more and better, so I want just to pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen of Alderley Edge, and to say that I too have witnessed her forensic fight over the last few...

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...

My Lords, I happened to be in the House when the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, was taking her Private Member’s Bill through, and I remember very well the reply given by my noble friend to her Bill. Therefore, it is a great achievement that this has become part of government...

My Lords, I happened to be in the House when the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, was taking her Private Member’s Bill through, and I remember very well the reply given by my noble friend to her Bill. Therefore, it is a great achievement that this has become part of government...

My Lords, first, I declare my interest as a commissioner at the EHRC, and I have also been a lifelong campaigner for and defender of free speech, so I do not approach this subject lightly at all. I have some sympathy with the Government’s position that a reasonable excuse is...

My Lords, first, I declare my interest as a commissioner at the EHRC, and I have also been a lifelong campaigner for and defender of free speech, so I do not approach this subject lightly at all. I have some sympathy with the Government’s position that a reasonable excuse is...

My Lords, I rise to speak to the Motion standing in the name of my noble friend Lady Owen of Alderley Edge. Her amendments fall into two categories, and we support her in all of them. I start by joining the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and others in paying tribute...

My Lords, I rise to speak to the Motion standing in the name of my noble friend Lady Owen of Alderley Edge. Her amendments fall into two categories, and we support her in all of them. I start by joining the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and others in paying tribute...

My Lords, I have listened carefully to the arguments, particularly those in favour of the noble Baroness’s Amendment 55, the creating offence, which seeks to replace the “reasonable excuse” defence with the creating offence, with a targeted defence for red-team software testing and reasonable political satire. We share the noble...

My Lords, I have listened carefully to the arguments, particularly those in favour of the noble Baroness’s Amendment 55, the creating offence, which seeks to replace the “reasonable excuse” defence with the creating offence, with a targeted defence for red-team software testing and reasonable political satire. We share the noble...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge

Moved by

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge

56B: After inserted subsection (9) insert—

“(10) The Secretary of State must—

(a) review the operation of subsection (7),

(b) publish the outcome of the review in a report before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which this section comes into...

Moved by

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge

56B: After inserted subsection (9) insert—

“(10) The Secretary of State must—

(a) review the operation of subsection (7),

(b) publish the outcome of the review in a report before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which this section comes into...

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Moved by

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Commons amendments 1 to 31 agreed to. Commons amendment 32 disagreed to and amendments 32B and 32C to the words so restored to the Bill agreed to on division (200 to 183). Commons amendment 33 agreed to. Commons amendment 34 agreed to and amendments 34B and 34C instead of the words so left out of the bill agreed to. Commons amendments 35 to 42 agreed to. Commons amendment 43 agreed to and amendment 43B instead of the words so left out of the bill agreed to on division (289 to 168). Commons amendments 44 to 46, 47, and 48 agreed to. Commons amendment 49 agreed to and amendment 49B instead of the words so left out of the Bill agreed to on division (272 to 125). Commons amendments 50 and 51 agreed to. Commons amendment 52 disagreed to and amendments 52B and 52C to the words so restored to the Bill agreed to on division (164 to 152). Commons amendments 53 and 54 agreed to. Commons amendment 55 disagreed to and amendments 55D and 55E in lieu agreed to. Amendment 56B (to amendment 56) agreed to. Commons amendment 56, as amended, agreed to. Commons amendments 57 to 79 agreed to. Bill returned to the Commons with amendments.

Lords consideration of Commons amendments. Commons amendments 1 to 31 agreed to. Commons amendment 32 disagreed to and amendments 32B and 32C to the words so restored to the Bill agreed to on division (200 to 183). Commons amendment 33 agreed to. Commons amendment 34 agreed to and amendments 34B...

Moved by

Lord Vallance of Balham

Moved by

Lord Vallance of Balham

My Lords, I will speak to some of the amendments made in the other place, starting with Amendments 1 to 31. These will ensure that smart data schemes can function optimally and that Part 1 is as clear as possible. Similarly, Amendments 35 to 42 from the other place reflect...

My Lords, I will speak to some of the amendments made in the other place, starting with Amendments 1 to 31. These will ensure that smart data schemes can function optimally and that Part 1 is as clear as possible. Similarly, Amendments 35 to 42 from the other place reflect...

My Lords, I first thank the Minister for his—as ever—clear and compelling remarks. I thank all noble Lords who have been working in a collegiate, collaborative fashion to find a way forward on the few but important remaining points of disagreement with the Government.

Before I come to the issue of...

My Lords, I first thank the Minister for his—as ever—clear and compelling remarks. I thank all noble Lords who have been working in a collegiate, collaborative fashion to find a way forward on the few but important remaining points of disagreement with the Government.

Before I come to the issue of...

My Lords, the Minister is right that it is essential that data collected needs to be accurate and that that applies to data on sex as well as on gender. He is also right that the

passport does not contain reliable data on sex, and I am grateful to him...

My Lords, the Minister is right that it is essential that data collected needs to be accurate and that that applies to data on sex as well as on gender. He is also right that the

passport does not contain reliable data on sex, and I am grateful to him...

My Lords, I too will speak to Motion 32A. I thank my noble friend the Minister for his confirmation of the Government’s welcome of the Supreme Court ruling and his welcome of the Sullivan report. I also very much welcome the words that he has used today and thank him...

My Lords, I too will speak to Motion 32A. I thank my noble friend the Minister for his confirmation of the Government’s welcome of the Supreme Court ruling and his welcome of the Sullivan report. I also very much welcome the words that he has used today and thank him...