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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025

"My Lords, I welcome my noble friend’s comments, which set the context for this interesting statutory instrument.

In the process of consultation that led to the final decisions, was there time for the department to begin to implement the Parkinson rule? When my noble friend and I last met some …..."
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara - View Speech

View all Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025
Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025

"I may not have made the point as clearly as I should have. It is not the fact that Ofcom will be unaware of an issue that is being raised as much as that the need to get a super-complaint going may frustrate Ofcom finding out about small but high-risk …..."
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara - View Speech

View all Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025
Division Vote (Lords)
15 Jul 2025 - Renters’ Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 143 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 148
Division Vote (Lords)
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 144 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 170
Division Vote (Lords)
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 153
Division Vote (Lords)
14 Jul 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 141 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 158
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
HS2 Reset

"My Lords, one of the problems encountered by all major projects such as HS2 is the difficulty of getting the public generally on side. I declare an interest here as a former owner of a property that was on the route of the original plans for HS2. I am sure …..."
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara - View Speech

View all Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: HS2 Reset
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Jun 2025
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

"I am sorry to interrupt these exchanges, which are of great interest. I have not been able to participate in ping-pong for some time, but the House will be aware that I am very keen on the issues being discussed and have been involved in a number of Bills on …..."
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara - View Speech

View all Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab) voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 5 Labour Aye votes vs 114 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116
Written Question
Internet: Advertising
Monday 12th May 2025

Asked by: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following reports that Meta will introduce a "consent or pay" model for Facebook and Instagram, whether they will make arrangements to amend the Data (Use and Access) Bill to provide in legislation a person's right to choose to use online services without personalised advertising regardless of the availability of paid ad-free products.

Answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

The ICO has recently published guidance on this matter, which states that pay and consent models can be implemented in accordance with the law, so long as websites ensure that consent is still freely given. The guidance sets out a framework of factors that are important to consider when assessing whether a “consent or pay” model meets this standard of consent. This reflects and builds on existing UK GDPR standards and ICO guidance.

The Government will continue to engage with businesses, the ICO and users on these models, and on the guidance, but we do not think there is currently a case for taking action to ban the practice.