"My Lords, earlier today, the noble Viscount, Lord Colville, and I were saying that we were both quite late down this list and feared that everything would already have been said. That appears to be the case, but, fear not, I will still use my eight minutes.
"To Ministers, indeed—to my noble friend himself. In those days, the National Cyber Security Centre did not exist—I am obviously referring to my time as chief executive at TalkTalk. Instead, we were directed to the Metropolitan Police’s hostage negotiation team. They were lovely but unfortunately had no tech experience at …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton, on his outstanding valedictory speech. Not for the first time in this Chamber, I am left humbled by his 60 years of service, and I am privileged to have listened to his wisdom and humour in his last …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour to follow our erstwhile chair of the Industry and Regulators Committee. I begin by declaring my interest as a member of that committee.
"My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lord Holmes for bringing this debate. The fact that so many of us wish to speak today shows that this really needs to be properly debated as a society, not just in a series of two-minute soundbites.
"My Lords, I too congratulate the three excellent maiden speakers today and wish the noble Lord, Lord Dixon, luck in a few minutes’ time.
I will restrict my comments to technology. Much of the gracious Speech involves and impacts tech, but I was sad to see nothing that holistically addresses …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I will briefly add my thanks and congratulations to my noble friend Lord Nash on what is a substantial achievement, and my thanks to the Minister and the Government for having heard the strong voices in this House. But I will also double-click—if your Lordships will forgive the …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a huge privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hacking. I am sure many noble Lords will have the same sentiment as I do in thanking him for his extraordinary service to his country.
"My Lords, my mother-in-law died from motor neurone disease a couple of years ago. She was a primary school headmistress, and she took firm control of her life throughout it. Three weeks before she died, she called a multidisciplinary team meeting of all the various clinicians, including the palliative care …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall briefly add to the eloquent contribution made by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I recognise that all parties have moved and that the groups of amendments are much closer than they were when we last debated this topic. However, I worry that the pressure is still …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech