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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Elections Bill

"My Lords, when I first came into this place, I found it surprising that noble Lords from the other side of the House would often stand up and argue that it was inappropriate to introduce clauses in Bills unless the purpose was clear, and they clearly met a required need. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
Elections Bill

"Could I just clarify what the Minister has said? First, I am not sure that he has yet satisfied the House—he certainly has not satisfied me—on whether the issue being addressed by this is a hypothetical future situation or whether the Government have examples of where this problem has arisen.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Elections Bill

"My Lords, I rise very briefly in support of this group of amendments. I will speak briefly as I was not able to participate in the Second Reading debate.

Looking at the Bill in its entirety, it is pretty clear why most of the various elements are contained within it. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Mar 2022
Elections Bill

"I do not want to interrupt the Minister while he is in full flow, but his description of the way money flows to local authorities applies to a new provision. This is removing an existing provision: that is the distinction. Why are the Government removing a provision? Is it because …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 24 Jan 2022
House of Lords: Appointments

"My Lords, is that not perhaps a reflection of the quality of the legislation that the Government are bringing before this House? Could the noble Lord expand on his comment about the desirability of achieving “political balance” in this House and define for us what he means by that?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Covid-19: National Memorial

"My Lords, I am not sure that the noble Lord fully answered the question from my noble friend Lady McIntosh. If we are to be prepared for this eventuality, are we preparing ourselves for those eventualities that we might not yet be able to foresee? Will the Government look at …..."
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Written Question
Mobile Phones: Emergencies
Tuesday 1st June 2021

Asked by: Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord True on 21 April (HL Deb, col 1833), what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the trial of a cell broadcast emergency alert system in Reading in March.

Answered by Lord True - Shadow Leader of the House of Lords

The trial in the Thames Valley area on 9 March 2021 successfully tested Cell Broadcast technology on mobile networks using phones pre-prepared to receive alerts. Having proven the technology to be effective, the Government conducted a live public trial of the Emergency Alert system in East Suffolk on 25 May and plans to conduct another public trial in Reading City Centre on 15 June. Should these prove successful, the Government plans to send out a National Welcome Message across the UK later this year.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Mobile Telephones: Public Emergency Alert System

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in introducing a public emergency alert system using mobile telephones...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Mobile Telephones: Public Emergency Alert System

"My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Mobile Telephones: Public Emergency Alert System

"My Lords, the Cabinet Office successfully tested the use of emergency text alerts in 2013. Last month, according to the Daily Telegraph, a cell broadcasting system was trialled in Reading, 12 years after the technology was adopted in Australia and subsequently by many other countries. Can the noble Lord …..."
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