To ask His Majesty's Government what personnel are eligible to be awarded the Nuclear Test Medal.

To ask His Majesty's Government what personnel are eligible to be awarded the Nuclear Test Medal.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the official definition of the term British nuclear test veteran; whether that definition includes British service personnel who were officially deployed to monitor foreign atmospheric nuclear tests after 1966; and, if they are not included in the definition, whether they will establish and...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the official definition of the term British nuclear test veteran; whether that definition includes British service personnel who were officially deployed to monitor foreign atmospheric nuclear tests after 1966; and, if they are not included in the definition, whether they will establish and...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have an official definition of the term "British nuclear test veteran"; if so, whether that definition includes British service personnel who were officially deployed to monitor foreign atmospheric nuclear tests after 1966, including personnel of RAF 543 Squadron and RAF 27 Squadron; and if...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have an official definition of the term "British nuclear test veteran"; if so, whether that definition includes British service personnel who were officially deployed to monitor foreign atmospheric nuclear tests after 1966, including personnel of RAF 543 Squadron and RAF 27 Squadron; and if...

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they used to award the Nuclear Test Medal; and what nuclear tests are eligible for an award.

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria they used to award the Nuclear Test Medal; and what nuclear tests are eligible for an award.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many British military personnel who took part in nuclear weapons testing are currently alive; and what plans they have, if any, to compensate them.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many British military personnel who took part in nuclear weapons testing are currently alive; and what plans they have, if any, to compensate them.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of nuclear test veterans in the United States and France; and what lessons they have learned from comparisons with those countries’ approaches to the provision of compensation for veterans affected by nuclear testing and their descendants.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the treatment of nuclear test veterans in the United States and France; and what lessons they have learned from comparisons with those countries’ approaches to the provision of compensation for veterans affected by nuclear testing and their descendants.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assertion made by the then Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, in a June 2025 interview on Newsnight that there had been a cover-up concerning British veterans involved in nuclear weapons testing.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assertion made by the then Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, in a June 2025 interview on Newsnight that there had been a cover-up concerning British veterans involved in nuclear weapons testing.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assertion of former Veterans' Minister, Tobias Ellwood, that the Ministry of Defence deliberately withheld medical records of veterans who oversaw nuclear tests.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the assertion of former Veterans' Minister, Tobias Ellwood, that the Ministry of Defence deliberately withheld medical records of veterans who oversaw nuclear tests.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Anthropic’s decision not to provide its Claude Mythos 5.1 model to the UK AI Security Institute for pre-release testing; whether the Institute has subsequently been provided with access to that model; and what steps they are taking to ensure...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Anthropic’s decision not to provide its Claude Mythos 5.1 model to the UK AI Security Institute for pre-release testing; whether the Institute has subsequently been provided with access to that model; and what steps they are taking to ensure...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the AI Security Institute has access to frontier artificial intelligence models for pre-release safety testing.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the AI Security Institute has access to frontier artificial intelligence models for pre-release safety testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislation to amend section 7A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 so that a specimen of blood taken from a driver incapable of giving consent may be tested without that driver's subsequent consent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislation to amend section 7A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 so that a specimen of blood taken from a driver incapable of giving consent may be tested without that driver's subsequent consent.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of the AI Security Institute’s access arrangements with frontier AI developers following reports concerning Claude Mythos 5.1; whether the Minister will publish, for each of Anthropic and OpenAI, the number of models for...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of the AI Security Institute’s access arrangements with frontier AI developers following reports concerning Claude Mythos 5.1; whether the Minister will publish, for each of Anthropic and OpenAI, the number of models for...

I previously put it to the Prisons Minister in one of these sessions that anyone who fails a drug test on arrival in an open prison like Kirkham does not belong there and should be sent back to a more secure prison. The Minister said they were concerned but could not agree to that. Has the Department had any more thoughts on at least consequences for failing a drug test on arrival at an open prison?

I previously put it to the Prisons Minister in one of these sessions that anyone who fails a drug test on arrival in an open prison like Kirkham does not belong there and should be sent back to a more secure prison. The Minister said they were concerned but could not agree to that. Has the Department had any more thoughts on at least consequences for failing a drug test on arrival at an open prison?

I absolutely recognise the hon. Gentleman’s concerns. We have a review ongoing into these issues within prisons, led by Amber Rudd, and we will continue to ensure that we have the deterrence, to stop drugs getting in, and that the right actions are taken when they do.

I absolutely recognise the hon. Gentleman’s concerns. We have a review ongoing into these issues within prisons, led by Amber Rudd, and we will continue to ensure that we have the deterrence, to stop drugs getting in, and that the right actions are taken when they do.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26159 on Speed Limits: Cameras, on what date testing of the Home Office-approved solution commenced; when she expects that testing to conclude; and when she expects implementation across all affected cameras to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 26159 on Speed Limits: Cameras, on what date testing of the Home Office-approved solution commenced; when she expects that testing to conclude; and when she expects implementation across all affected cameras to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the British Army in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the British Army in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Air Force in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Air Force in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made towards publishing records about Nuclear Test Veterans from The Technical Cooperation Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library of the House of Commons a copy of the seven page report of recommendations produced as a result of his department's recent review of nuclear test veteran historical record, which was published in July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library of the House of Commons a copy of the seven page report of recommendations produced as a result of his department's recent review of nuclear test veteran historical record, which was published in July.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Navy in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount is that will be spent on uncrewed and autonomous testing for the Royal Navy in the (a) current and (b) remaining financial years of this parliament.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of minimal residual disease testing in supporting more personalised treatment pathways for blood cancer patients.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential role of minimal residual disease testing in supporting more personalised treatment pathways for blood cancer patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce mandatory vehicle registration plate compliance checks as part of the MOT testing regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialised rocket propulsion testing facilities, in supporting academic research, student competitions, and start-up enterprise testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of specialised rocket propulsion testing facilities, in supporting academic research, student competitions, and start-up enterprise testing.

Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 37 to 61 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 49).

Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 37 to 61 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 49).

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

92C: Clause 37, page 62, line 24, leave out subsection (7)

Member’s explanatory statement

This probing amendment would remove the power for the Secretary of State to amend this Act by regulations so as to change the consultation and parliamentary scrutiny requirements applying to a code of practice. It responds...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

92C: Clause 37, page 62, line 24, leave out subsection (7)

Member’s explanatory statement

This probing amendment would remove the power for the Secretary of State to amend this Act by regulations so as to change the consultation and parliamentary scrutiny requirements applying to a code of practice. It responds...

My Lords, I think that we are in the final furlong. In moving my Amendment 92C, I will also speak to the closely aligned Amendment 95C under my name. These amendments raise a profound and non-negotiable constitutional principle. They respond directly to the almost always authoritative recommendations of the Delegated...

My Lords, I think that we are in the final furlong. In moving my Amendment 92C, I will also speak to the closely aligned Amendment 95C under my name. These amendments raise a profound and non-negotiable constitutional principle. They respond directly to the almost always authoritative recommendations of the Delegated...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for opening the final day of Committee. For a Bill of such importance, I am surprised at the speed of our progress. However, if quantity has been low, quality has more than compensated.

I agree with the noble Lord that this Committee...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for opening the final day of Committee. For a Bill of such importance, I am surprised at the speed of our progress. However, if quantity has been low, quality has more than compensated.

I agree with the noble Lord that this Committee...

I thank the noble Lord for his Amendments 92C and 95C, and note that these amendments were recommended by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in its report of 17 July. Some noble Lords may be aware that, until very recently, I was the chair of that committee. I...

I thank the noble Lord for his Amendments 92C and 95C, and note that these amendments were recommended by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee in its report of 17 July. Some noble Lords may be aware that, until very recently, I was the chair of that committee. I...

I thank the Minister for her response, which was the reverse of the usual ministerial response—the sting was not in the tail but at the beginning. The end was much more conciliatory, given that she said the Government will consider taking on board the DPRRC’s recommendations before Report. I very...

I thank the Minister for her response, which was the reverse of the usual ministerial response—the sting was not in the tail but at the beginning. The end was much more conciliatory, given that she said the Government will consider taking on board the DPRRC’s recommendations before Report. I very...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

99: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“Cyber security competence: functions of the UK Cyber Security Council

(1) The UK Cyber Security Council is to exercise the functions described in subsection (2) and is accountable to the Secretary of State for the exercise of those functions.

(2) The functions...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

99: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“Cyber security competence: functions of the UK Cyber Security Council

(1) The UK Cyber Security Council is to exercise the functions described in subsection (2) and is accountable to the Secretary of State for the exercise of those functions.

(2) The functions...

My Lords, all the amendments that I have put down to the Bill are derived from evidence we received on the National Resilience Select Committee. I am sorry that I was not here last week to address those that came up then, and I am very grateful to my noble...

My Lords, all the amendments that I have put down to the Bill are derived from evidence we received on the National Resilience Select Committee. I am sorry that I was not here last week to address those that came up then, and I am very grateful to my noble...

My Lords, I was hoping that there would be other contributors—there will be a double-banking on this amendment.

I support Amendment 99, tabled by my noble friend. Throughout our deliberations on this Bill, the Government have placed enormous emphasis on imposing tough, outcomes-based statutory duties on operators and suppliers across our...

My Lords, I was hoping that there would be other contributors—there will be a double-banking on this amendment.

I support Amendment 99, tabled by my noble friend. Throughout our deliberations on this Bill, the Government have placed enormous emphasis on imposing tough, outcomes-based statutory duties on operators and suppliers across our...

My Lords, I intervene in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I do not want the Liberal

Democrats to be on their own, so I hear the call from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. It brings me back to the coalition days, when...

My Lords, I intervene in support of the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I do not want the Liberal

Democrats to be on their own, so I hear the call from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. It brings me back to the coalition days, when...

My Lords, I very much hope that the Government will accept the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. It strikes me as a practical and important contribution to the Bill.

In addition to the points that have already been made by noble colleagues, there is one more...

My Lords, I very much hope that the Government will accept the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. It strikes me as a practical and important contribution to the Bill.

In addition to the points that have already been made by noble colleagues, there is one more...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for bringing forward Amendment 99. Throughout our consideration of the Bill, I have returned several times to the distinction between cyber compliance and cyber capability, and this amendment goes directly to that issue. We can impose ever more duties on businesses,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for bringing forward Amendment 99. Throughout our consideration of the Bill, I have returned several times to the distinction between cyber compliance and cyber capability, and this amendment goes directly to that issue. We can impose ever more duties on businesses,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment, in particular her focus on the importance of the skills and competence of the UK cyber security professionals on whom we all rely and our economy will continue to rely. As the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, said, an important aspect...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment, in particular her focus on the importance of the skills and competence of the UK cyber security professionals on whom we all rely and our economy will continue to rely. As the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, said, an important aspect...

I thank the Minister for her thoughtful reply and I thank other noble Lords for their support here. Clearly, we are all seeking to move in the same direction. There is a challenge and risks here that are incredibly important. Whether this is the right way forward, we will have...

I thank the Minister for her thoughtful reply and I thank other noble Lords for their support here. Clearly, we are all seeking to move in the same direction. There is a challenge and risks here that are incredibly important. Whether this is the right way forward, we will have...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

100: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“National cyber security support service for small and medium-sized enterprises

(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, make provision for the establishment and operation of a national cyber security support and incident response service for relevant small and medium-sized enterprises...

Moved by

Baroness Northover

100: After Clause 42, insert the following new Clause—

“National cyber security support service for small and medium-sized enterprises

(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, make provision for the establishment and operation of a national cyber security support and incident response service for relevant small and medium-sized enterprises...

My Lords, this amendment again comes out of the evidence submitted to our National Resilience Select Committee.

It has been reported that many SMEs think that they are too small to be a target. However, as was reported at Second Reading, government research shows that 50% of UK SMEs faced some...

My Lords, this amendment again comes out of the evidence submitted to our National Resilience Select Committee.

It has been reported that many SMEs think that they are too small to be a target. However, as was reported at Second Reading, government research shows that 50% of UK SMEs faced some...

My Lords, I rise early to support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, partly to spare the stress of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and also because there is a Liberal Democrat amendment imminent in the Chamber, although we of course will be abstaining—our solidarity with the Liberal...

My Lords, I rise early to support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, partly to spare the stress of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and also because there is a Liberal Democrat amendment imminent in the Chamber, although we of course will be abstaining—our solidarity with the Liberal...

My Lords, I support Amendment 100, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I spoke in support of this type of amendment at Second Reading and I still support its intentions, but I will give it an added twist. The question in my mind is where this resource...

My Lords, I support Amendment 100, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I spoke in support of this type of amendment at Second Reading and I still support its intentions, but I will give it an added twist. The question in my mind is where this resource...

I think we all share the sympathy that the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, has identified SMEs need. There are 5.7 million SMEs in the UK and many of them—indeed, most of them—will purchase what are relatively complex platforms. The noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, is extremely experienced in the SME sector;...

I think we all share the sympathy that the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, has identified SMEs need. There are 5.7 million SMEs in the UK and many of them—indeed, most of them—will purchase what are relatively complex platforms. The noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, is extremely experienced in the SME sector;...

My Lords, I too support Amendment 100, in the name of my noble friend Lady Northover, and will add my support to the very

useful speeches from the noble Lords, Lord Vaizey, Lord Birt and Lord Londesborough. I entirely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, about the need to...

My Lords, I too support Amendment 100, in the name of my noble friend Lady Northover, and will add my support to the very

useful speeches from the noble Lords, Lord Vaizey, Lord Birt and Lord Londesborough. I entirely agree with the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, about the need to...

To continue, if the state is going to impose heavy, legally binding supply chain security duties on small businesses, backed by turnover-based fines, the state has a moral and strategic obligation to provide the operational tools needed to meet those standards. By establishing a free, Australian-style digital safety net under...

To continue, if the state is going to impose heavy, legally binding supply chain security duties on small businesses, backed by turnover-based fines, the state has a moral and strategic obligation to provide the operational tools needed to meet those standards. By establishing a free, Australian-style digital safety net under...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for her amendment and, needless to say, I support the intention behind it. It is clearly right that, having placed several new duties on businesses and their vendors, the Government consider how to ensure that they are able to carry them...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Northover, for her amendment and, needless to say, I support the intention behind it. It is clearly right that, having placed several new duties on businesses and their vendors, the Government consider how to ensure that they are able to carry them...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment and for linking the issue of cyber security with wider questions on national resilience; she is absolutely right to situate it in that space. I also thank her for introducing the topic of the right amount of cyber security support...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her amendment and for linking the issue of cyber security with wider questions on national resilience; she is absolutely right to situate it in that space. I also thank her for introducing the topic of the right amount of cyber security support...

I thank the Minister, and I thank noble Lords for their support. This is clearly an area where we agree that there is a problem; we are very vulnerable in the United Kingdom. What we have in place is clearly not working sufficiently well if 60% of SMEs that are...

I thank the Minister, and I thank noble Lords for their support. This is clearly an area where we agree that there is a problem; we are very vulnerable in the United Kingdom. What we have in place is clearly not working sufficiently well if 60% of SMEs that are...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

148A: After Clause 52, insert the following new Clause—

“Appeals against decisions under section 50

(1) A person may appeal to the Upper Tribunal against—

(a) a confirmation decision given to the person under section 50;

(b) a decision under section 50 to require the person to pay a penalty;

(c) the amount...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

148A: After Clause 52, insert the following new Clause—

“Appeals against decisions under section 50

(1) A person may appeal to the Upper Tribunal against—

(a) a confirmation decision given to the person under section 50;

(b) a decision under section 50 to require the person to pay a penalty;

(c) the amount...

My Lords, Amendment 148A stands in my name on the Marshalled List. This amendment would address a profound, structural and deeply disturbing gap in the judicial oversight and democratic accountability of the Bill. It represents a direct implementation of the authoritative recommendation of the Select Committee on the Constitution, in...

My Lords, Amendment 148A stands in my name on the Marshalled List. This amendment would address a profound, structural and deeply disturbing gap in the judicial oversight and democratic accountability of the Bill. It represents a direct implementation of the authoritative recommendation of the Select Committee on the Constitution, in...

My Lords, in addressing the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, I may increase his stress levels, unfortunately, as I oppose it. This means, I guess, that I am supporting the Government—that is, unless the Government are going to perform a volte-face in the face of...

My Lords, in addressing the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, I may increase his stress levels, unfortunately, as I oppose it. This means, I guess, that I am supporting the Government—that is, unless the Government are going to perform a volte-face in the face of...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for introducing this important group and all noble Lords for their contributions. Beginning with Amendment 148A, it is reasonable to suggest that there should be a further right to appeal, given that we are talking about potentially large penalties of £17...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for introducing this important group and all noble Lords for their contributions. Beginning with Amendment 148A, it is reasonable to suggest that there should be a further right to appeal, given that we are talking about potentially large penalties of £17...

I thank noble Lords for their amendments, starting with Amendment 148A, from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, which indeed

is in line with the recommendation from the Constitution Committee, which I thank for its report and its detailed scrutiny of this legislation.

As the noble Lord points out, Part 4 enables...

I thank noble Lords for their amendments, starting with Amendment 148A, from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, which indeed

is in line with the recommendation from the Constitution Committee, which I thank for its report and its detailed scrutiny of this legislation.

As the noble Lord points out, Part 4 enables...

I resume with Amendments 174A and 174B, which were introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Markham. They would require the Secretary of State to create a register of “foreign powers” that pose a threat to UK cyber security, to review this register and to lay the report in Parliament. This...

I resume with Amendments 174A and 174B, which were introduced by the noble Lord, Lord Markham. They would require the Secretary of State to create a register of “foreign powers” that pose a threat to UK cyber security, to review this register and to lay the report in Parliament. This...