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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Elections: Political Party Spending

"My Lords, I welcome the Minister’s undertaking to publish a strategy for electoral finance regulation. In so doing, may I encourage her to revisit the report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, of which my colleague, the noble Baroness, Lady Ramsey, was also a member at the time? …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 08 Oct 2024
House of Lords Conduct Committee: Code of Conduct Review

"My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I should declare that I am the former chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is the custodian, so to speak, of the Nolan principles—the Seven Principles of …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 08 Oct 2024
House of Lords Conduct Committee: Code of Conduct Review

"I do not want to comment on my predecessors in the role, but I point out that I have not appeared myself in the media to comment on that, despite many invitations. Rather similarly to the people who run the security service, it is probably better to shut up and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 30 Jul 2024
AI Technology Regulations

"My Lords, artificial intelligence poses a risk not only to high-profile issues such as existential threats and safety, but also potentially to public standards—a matter on which the new Government have made many statements. Areas such as objectivity and accountability are potentially undermined through the use of AI for official …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 10 May 2024
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill

"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, and I will echo a number of her comments and remarks.

The Zoological Society of London is a tremendous national asset. It provides knowledge and research in areas of zoology through its institute, and the Bill is …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jan 2024
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I was not intending to speak in this debate, but it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lords, Lord Carlile and Lord Anderson. I will make two brief observations.

First, I support the suggestion that airing this question of conflict of interest is important. I remember from …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2023
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]

"Not at all.

My Lords, I do not intend to make a long speech. This Bill proposes an important but, I suggest, relatively modest updating of the existing authorisation regime for the use of surveillance powers. It is also based on the excellent and clear review undertaken by the noble …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 May 2023
National Crime Agency Investigation: Javad Marandi

"My Lords, I declare an interest as the chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, and I am grateful to the Minister for his reference to the report made by my predecessors in 1998. I draw the Minister’s attention to a 2021 report, made by that same committee, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Mar 2023
National Security Bill

"My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Alton. I have considerable sympathy for what he says in view of the appalling behaviour of the IRGC. However, this amendment, as I understand it, would open the door to the proscription of state organisations, with proscription having …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 01 Mar 2023
National Security Bill

"My Lords, I acknowledge the changes that have been made to Amendment 79 since it was introduced in Committee, but I still do not feel that it would be appropriate and right for us to accept it. The noble Lord, Lord West, has pointed out a number of the reasons …..."
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