To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Section 254 direction under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will be published and laid before Parliament for full scrutiny.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Section 254 direction under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 will be published and laid before Parliament for full scrutiny.

Points of order on why new clause 30 (Access to a deceased child’s social media data) was not called. Clause 117, discussed with an amendment, new clause 10 (Data Vision and Strategy), new clause 11 (Departmental Board Appointments), and new clause 16 (Data use in Public Service Delivery Review), agreed to. Clauses 118 to 120 agreed to. Schedule 14 agreed to. Clause 121, discussed with new clause 3 (Health and social care data records), a Government amendment and schedule 15, agreed to. Schedule 15 agreed to, as amended. Schedule 16 agreed to. Clauses 122 and 123 agreed to. Clause 124, discussed with new clause 29 (Compliance with Section 124 of this Act and Part 3, Chapter 2 of the Online Safety Act 2023), agreed to. Clauses 125 to 134 agreed to. Clauses 135 to 139 disagreed to on division (2 votes to 9 in each case). Clause 140 disagreed to on division (4 votes to 11). Clause 141 agreed to, as amended. Clauses 142 to 147 agreed to, with clauses 144 and 147 agreed to as amended. New clause 2 (Impact of this Act and other developments at national and international level on EU data adequacy decision), debated and withdrawn. New clause 6 (Public-interest data trusts and communities), discussed with new clause 25 (Promotion of public-interest data trusts and communities), and new clause 28 (Public-interest data altruism), debated and withdrawn. New clause 9 (Right to use non-digital verification services), negatived on division (2 votes to 9). New clause 17 (Statement on application of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to activities by web-crawlers or artificial intelligence models), negatived on division (4 votes to 9). New clause 18 (Report on regulation of web-crawlers and artificial intelligence models on use of creative content) negatived on division (4 votes to 9). New clause 19 (Report on reducing barriers to market entry for start-ups and smaller AI enterprises on use of and access to data), negatived on division (4 votes to 9). New clause 20 (Publication of a technological standard), negatived on division (4 votes to 9). New clause 21 (Age of consent for social media data processing), negatived on division (2 votes to 9). Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 199). Committee rose. Written evidence reported to the House.

Points of order on why new clause 30 (Access to a deceased child’s social media data) was not called. Clause 117, discussed with an amendment, new clause 10 (Data Vision and Strategy), new clause 11 (Departmental Board Appointments), and new clause 16 (Data use in Public Service Delivery Review), agreed...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 2, 3, 4, 25, 42 and 43. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for these amendments on data communities, which were previously tabled in Committee, and for the new clauses linking these with the Bill’s...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 2, 3, 4, 25, 42 and 43. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for these amendments on data communities, which were previously tabled in Committee, and for the new clauses linking these with the Bill’s...

My understanding is that “customer” reflects an individual, but I am sure that the Minister will give a better explanation at the meeting with officials next week.

My understanding is that “customer” reflects an individual, but I am sure that the Minister will give a better explanation at the meeting with officials next week.

I have likewise enjoyed working with the noble Baroness. As has been said several times, we are all working towards the same thing, which is to protect children. The age-appropriate design code has been a success in that regard. That is why we are open to exploring what further measures...

I have likewise enjoyed working with the noble Baroness. As has been said several times, we are all working towards the same thing, which is to protect children. The age-appropriate design code has been a success in that regard. That is why we are open to exploring what further measures...

I am presuming a little here that the Minister’s lack of experience in the procedures of the House is holding him back, but I know he is getting some advice from his left. The key thing is that we will not be able to discuss this again in this House...

I am presuming a little here that the Minister’s lack of experience in the procedures of the House is holding him back, but I know he is getting some advice from his left. The key thing is that we will not be able to discuss this again in this House...

I am advised that I should say that I am happy for the amendment to be brought forward, but not as a government amendment. We are happy to hear an amendment from the noble Baroness at Third Reading.

I am advised that I should say that I am happy for the amendment to be brought forward, but not as a government amendment. We are happy to hear an amendment from the noble Baroness at Third Reading.

Let us be quite clear about this. It does not have to be a government amendment, but the Government Minister has to agree that it can be brought forward.

Let us be quite clear about this. It does not have to be a government amendment, but the Government Minister has to agree that it can be brought forward.

I have said that.

I have said that.

He said yes.

He said yes.

We take that as a yes.

We take that as a yes.

This is a self-governing House.

This is a self-governing House.

My Lords, this is clearly box-office material, as ever.

I support Amendment 1 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on inferred data. Like her, I regret that we do not have this Bill flying in tandem with an AI Bill. As she said, data and AI go together, and we...

My Lords, this is clearly box-office material, as ever.

I support Amendment 1 tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on inferred data. Like her, I regret that we do not have this Bill flying in tandem with an AI Bill. As she said, data and AI go together, and we...

I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for introducing this group. I will speak particularly to the amendment in my name but before I do so, I want to say how much I agree with the noble Baroness and with the noble Lord,

Lord Clement-Jones, that it is...

I start by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for introducing this group. I will speak particularly to the amendment in my name but before I do so, I want to say how much I agree with the noble Baroness and with the noble Lord,

Lord Clement-Jones, that it is...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for their proposed amendments and continued interest in Part 1 of this Bill. I hope I can reassure the noble Baroness that the definition of customer data is purposefully broad. It encompasses information relating to a customer...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and the noble Viscount, Lord Camrose, for their proposed amendments and continued interest in Part 1 of this Bill. I hope I can reassure the noble Baroness that the definition of customer data is purposefully broad. It encompasses information relating to a customer...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, is setting a cracking pace this afternoon, and I am delighted to support her amendments and speak to them. Citizens should have the clear right to assign their data to data communities or trusts, which act as intermediaries between those who hold data...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, is setting a cracking pace this afternoon, and I am delighted to support her amendments and speak to them. Citizens should have the clear right to assign their data to data communities or trusts, which act as intermediaries between those who hold data...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for leading on this group, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his valuable comments on these important structures of data communities. Amendments 2, 3, 4 and 25 work in tandem and are designed to enable data communities, meaning associations of individuals who...

I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for leading on this group, and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for his valuable comments on these important structures of data communities. Amendments 2, 3, 4 and 25 work in tandem and are designed to enable data communities, meaning associations of individuals who...

Again before the Minister sits down—I am sure he will not be able to sit down for long—would he open that invitation to a slightly wider group?

Again before the Minister sits down—I am sure he will not be able to sit down for long—would he open that invitation to a slightly wider group?

I thank the noble Lord for that request, and I am sure my officials would be willing to do that.

I thank the noble Lord for that request, and I am sure my officials would be willing to do that.

Moved by

Lord Lucas

6: Clause 28, page 30, line 28, at end insert—

“(2A) In preparing the DVS trust framework the Secretary of State must assess whether the public authorities listed in subsection (2B) reliably ascertain the personal data attributes that they collect, record and share.

(2B) The public authorities are—

(a) HM Passport...

Moved by

Lord Lucas

6: Clause 28, page 30, line 28, at end insert—

“(2A) In preparing the DVS trust framework the Secretary of State must assess whether the public authorities listed in subsection (2B) reliably ascertain the personal data attributes that they collect, record and share.

(2B) The public authorities are—

(a) HM Passport...