"My Lords, the tech companies, particularly the social media companies, have argued for a decade that their technology is global and, therefore, that local regulation is not the way to do it. Yet Australia, and now, I believe, this House have realised that local regulation is the only way you …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise quite nervously as I am definitely not a rail expert, this group of amendments is not really about the railways and the room is full of people who are huge rail enthusiasts. There are quite a lot of amendments in this group and they all, I …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank everyone who has contributed to this meaty debate. They included multiple ex-Secretaries of State and Members with private sector, regional and devolved experience. I think there was real unanimity of intent. I also thank the Minister. There was an awful lot in his response, which I …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord. Before he moves on, I may have misunderstood, but I do not think he addressed whether GBR would be subject to the Subsidy Control Act...." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly in support of the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, which he so comprehensively set out. I did not mention this at Second Reading because I thought it was so self-evidently sensible that this needed to be fixed. I should know better, having …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech
"Full house. Fear not—it is not as complex as it seems. These amendments, which I have introduced, and I am grateful for the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond, seek to strengthen the staged reporting requirements of the four different groups …..." Baroness Harding of Winscombe - View Speech