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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 09 Jul 2025
NHS 10-Year Plan

"My Lords, I welcome the Minister to her place and, like others, send good wishes to the noble Baroness, Lady Merron.

I welcome very much, as others have done, the three aspirations in Fit for the Future. I think that they are significant and that they are the …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Data Centres: Energy and Water Consumption

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have (1) to measure, and (2) to regulate, the amount of (a) energy, and (b) water, consumed by data centres in the United Kingdom...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jul 2025
Data Centres: Energy and Water Consumption

"I thank the Minister for his Answer. As he is aware, the Government have a dedicated energy council, but there is, as yet, no similar provision for water, no formal record of all the current data centres or the water they use and no public criteria for assessing new proposals …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Artificial Intelligence: News Media

"My Lords, the Minister will be aware of the risks in AI of the impersonation of human reporting. A number of jurisdictions are experimenting with and exploring the watermarking of AI content, so that it is clear what is produced artificially and what is produced by people. The former Deputy …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Apr 2025
The Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, I welcome this timely report and this debate. The themes of the report—ethics, truth, access and trust—are of vital importance to the Lords spiritual, as I know they are to all Members of your Lordships’ House. My right reverend friend the Bishop of Leeds was part of the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Apr 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stevens. I rise to support this important Bill and to express the support of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, who sends her apologies that she cannot be here today. I thank the Minister for her …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence: Emissions

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. He will be aware—I was not, until I researched this—that, in Ireland, data centres now account for over 20% of electricity use and the largest data centres under construction consume as much energy potentially as 2 million households, according to some …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence: Emissions

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to measure the emissions associated with artificial intelligence in relation to the United Kingdom’s net zero target...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Apr 2025
Local Authorities: Temporary Accommodation Costs

"My Lords, I declare an interest as patron of Asylum Welcome, which works with asylum seekers and refugees in Oxford and Oxfordshire. What proportion of temporary accommodation provided by local authorities is used to house refugees who are assessed as priority need after having been granted refugee status? What steps …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Feb 2025
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

"My Lords, according to the Government’s own recent survey, 43% of the public trust that the impact of AI will be positive, but 33% believe it will be negative. Given this very narrow gap and the critical importance of building trust in embracing new technologies, what specific steps are the …..."
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