"My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I thank all noble Lords who made such very kind and generous remarks about me and the committee’s work. I will pick up on just a couple of things because I do not want …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, any debate about Lords reform should start with identifying the problem that we are trying to fix, and there is none more serious than the rapid decline of public trust in the political class, in Parliament and in our democratic system. That signals the democratic deficit that this …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"I am very grateful to the noble Lord. Copyright clearly affects a lot of different sectors, but given the value of real-time news to the AI platforms, particularly in the production of services and products that they offer to consumers, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that there …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I am somewhat concerned by the Minister’s reference to regulating the most powerful and general purpose models, because I fear that that is a pathway to closing down markets and preventing access to challenger firms. But, in the context of copyright, which is of concern to all content …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I commend my erstwhile noble friend the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, on her powerful opening of this debate. I agree with the arguments she put forward, as well as those of my noble friend on the Front Bench. There is very little for me to add to what …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"I also urge the Prime Minister to drop his misplaced belief that he and his Government are somehow morally superior and are acting in a way which will restore public trust. On the basis of this decision, they are not...." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"First, I welcome the noble Lord to his new appointment. It is very important for us to understand that SLAPPs are related not just to economic crime. SLAPPs are illegitimate and aggressive lawfare, used by all kinds of the rich and powerful to silence politicians, journalists and public bodies. They …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to prevent ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation’...." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very pleased to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Vallance, and welcome him to this House, and to congratulate his fellow Ministers on their new appointments to the Government Front Bench. I also congratulate my noble friend Lord Petitgas on his absolutely barnstorming maiden speech; he is …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech