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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jul 2026
Department for Science, Information and Technology: Abolition

"My Lords, any reorganisation like this will take of the order of 12 months, which is an eternity in AI. It is equivalent to three generations of frontier AI models. Can the Minister reassure the House that both the AI Security Institute and the sovereign AI fund will be able …..."
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Division Vote (Lords)
21 Jul 2026 - Business of the House - View Vote Context
Lord Tarassenko (XB) voted Aye and against the House
One of 11 Crossbench Aye votes vs 24 Crossbench No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 173 Noes - 234
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2026
Artificial Intelligence: Vaccine Technology

"My Lords, given that this ground-breaking work was done in Cambridge by both a university group and its spin-out biotech company, can the Minister reassure the House about access to the intellectual property beyond the University of Cambridge?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2026
The Space Economy (UK Engagement with Space Committee Report)

"My Lords, it was a privilege to be a member of the UK Engagement with Space Committee, served so well by its two clerks, Sabrina Asghar and Steph Coulter, and expertly chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady of Ashton of Upholland. I realised that she was going to be a …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2026
Higher Education: Affordability and Quality

"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Deech on securing today’s debate. Her commitment to the issues of quality and affordability in higher education is second to none. I declare an interest as the founding president of Reuben College, Oxford’s newest college: a 21st century college in a 900 …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 16 Jun 2026
Artificial Intelligence: National Security Implications

"My Lords, I declare a conflict of interest as a senior adviser to the Alan Turing Institute, the national AI institute. We have known for a while that access to US big tech models might be restricted, and it will happen again. We should not rely on Chinese open source …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 05 Jun 2026
Artificial Intelligence: Impact on Human Relationships and Society

"My Lords, as an AI researcher for nearly four decades and honorary lay canon of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford since 2012, I congratulate the most reverend Primate on securing this hugely important debate. I declare an interest as the founder and director of LIO, an AI for healthcare company. …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 04 Jun 2026
AI Regulation Bill

"My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, on his commitment to AI regulation and on securing today’s QSD. In the time available, I will follow the noble Lord, Lord Harper, and concentrate on AISI, the AI Security Institute.

When Claude Mythos Preview was released by …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 May 2026
King’s Speech

"My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow maiden speeches, and I congratulate the noble Lords, Lord Hobby and Lord Blackwater, on their distinctive and excellent speeches.

There was no AI Bill in the gracious Speech, but AI will play a major role in NHS modernisation and education for …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 28 Apr 2026
UK Biobank Data

"May I ask the Minister a follow-up question to the one I asked previously? He is absolutely right that UK Biobank should get in touch with the institutions where the principal investigators are based, but a lot of inadvertent leakage, if you will, of the data occurs from the researchers …..."
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