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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Jan 2025
Long-duration Energy Storage (Science and Technology Committee Report)

"My Lords, I declare my interests as noted in the register, most particularly as president of the British Chambers of Commerce and as a director of Peers for the Planet.

Last year, the British Chambers of Commerce published its green innovation challenge report, and there is much overlap with this …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 13 Dec 2024
Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I declare my interests as stated in the register, most particularly as chair of the Government’s digital centre design panel.

It is appropriate that we are discussing this on Friday the 13th because, on looking into the engine of the Government’s AI plans, it is truly a horror …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 28 Nov 2024
Civil Service: Politicisation

"My Lords, I too thank my noble friend for this important debate. I draw attention to my interests—particularly that I am currently chairing the Government’s advisory board on the digital centre of government.

Arguably, one of the most severe pressures on the Civil Service is the pressure to be fit …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 Nov 2024
Transport Infrastructure: North of England

"My Lords, as president of the British Chambers of Commerce, I have spent many happy days in Doncaster and can attest to how delighted local businesses are at the reopening of the airport. How are the Government thinking of addressing the very substantial digital infrastructure gaps across the north of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Oct 2024
UN Sustainable Development Goals

"My Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, for this important debate, in particular for focusing on the human experience at the end of his remarks. I too will tell a story.

Like many other noble Baronesses, I am sure, I somewhat dread International Women’s Day—it feels like …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 May 2024
Skills: Importance for the UK Economy and Quality of Life

"My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Aberdare, for this extremely important debate. I am beginning to think that the only place that there is no skills shortage is in this Chamber, although the real skill might well be fitting all that we have to say into the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 May 2024
Bank of England (Economic Affairs Committee Report)

"My Lords, I too thank the committee for this extremely effective and wide-ranging report. I shall make a short intervention with three different hats on.

The first of those hats is as president of the British Chambers of Commerce. We work closely with the Bank on our quarterly economic survey, …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Feb 2024
Poverty Reduction

"My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for his timely debate and his relentless and indefatigable championing of this issue. I declare my interests, most particularly as president of the British Chambers of Commerce and chancellor of the Open University.

I will make three brief points. The …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 08 Feb 2024
Digital Exclusion (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, I, too, thank the committee for its work on this important subject, although I must confess to raising my eyes to heaven when I saw that it was still necessary to do this work. I studied ancient history, so forgive me a minute, but my ancient history has …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 29 Nov 2023
Living in a COVID World: A Long-term Approach to Resilience and Wellbeing (COVID-19 Committee Report)

"My Lords, I will start with some thanks. First, I thank the team that helped us during our committee; it was patient beyond belief, especially with the novice chair. I thank the Whips’ Office for a protracted process of finding a date to debate our various reports; I am delighted …..."
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