"My Lords, at the very least, this should be a wake-up call for the Government. It is clear that the Government have been overdependent on two US cloud service providers, which, as the Competition and Markets Authority says, have 70% to 90% of the market, and restrictive practices impede competition. …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, I add my welcome and thanks to the Minister for her introduction to the Bill. I also thank my noble friend Lady Doocey for setting out the Liberal Democrat stall so cogently both on policing more generally and on this Bill. On these Benches, we recognise the imperative …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, the introduction of compulsory digital ID represents another fundamental error by this Government. The Liberal Democrats strongly oppose this proposal, which is a serious threat to privacy, civil liberties and social inclusion. We thank the Minister for bringing the Secretary of State’s Statement to this House today, but …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, there are concerns and some misinformation circulating about VPNs and other aspects of the Act. In this light, is the Minister confident that the Act is still fit for purpose, and that platforms have a clear existing responsibility to prevent children bypassing safety protections? Does all this not …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the increased use of virtual private networks since the implementation of age verification requirements for access to primary priority content under the Online Safety Act 2023...." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, a narrative is developing: AstraZeneca is relocating to Ireland; the Health Secretary walked out of talks with the industry in August on the voluntary pricing scheme for branded medicines; and now we are seeing this cancellation by Merck. Does this not call into question the whole of the …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, I express my appreciation of the work of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, which the Minister mentioned, and I wish her well in her non-ministerial capacity. Given reports that the attack has been claimed by hacker groups linked to Scattered Spider, which I believe is also responsible for …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, given the strong connection between AI and space technology, I declare an interest as an adviser to DLA Piper on AI regulation and policy. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay, on bringing this Bill forward and the original sponsor, John Grady MP, on taking it through the …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, can I press the Minister on timelines? He will be aware that universities are advocating for early clarity as regards the Government’s timeline for declaring their intent to associate with FP 10. Will this declaration be made early enough to influence the programme’s final design and ensure UK …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech
"My Lords, this kind of citizen ownership clearly has attractions in terms of developing public trust, developing AI for public benefit, and being an antidote to big-tech concentration. But does not open-source AI represent a more straightforward path to AI sovereignty? This avoids the need for massive capital investment in …..." Lord Clement-Jones - View Speech