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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 01 May 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

"My Lords, most measures that come before your Lordships’ House are a curate’s egg: good can always be found. There is wide, cross-party support for many of the measures in this Bill that aim to improve child protection and safeguarding. Some of these measures, such as introducing a single, unique …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Apr 2025
The Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Stowell both on introducing this excellent report and on her very successful tenure as chair of the Communications and Digital Committee. Under her leadership, the committee has produced several significant reports on the creative industries, the media, and digital technologies and their …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Public Service Broadcasting: BBC Centenary

"I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Foster, on securing this debate. He is a passionate and truly expert advocate of public service broadcasting.

It was a privilege to chair the Communications and Digital Committee, which produced a number of reports on the future of PSBs prior to the excellent …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"To move that this House takes note of the report from the Communications and Digital Committee Free for All? Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age (1st Report, Session 2021-22, HL Paper 54)...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, I am pleased to introduce this debate on the report of the Communications and Digital Committee, Free for All? Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age. I am very grateful to our outstanding committee staff. Our clerk was Alasdair Love and our policy …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"I will be very brief. The internet, let us be clear, has given voice to many marginalised people and in so many ways has transformed our lives for the better. What we have seen today is a really serious and constructive debate about what we need to do to deal …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 19 Nov 2021
Age Assurance (Minimum Standards) Bill [HL]

"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey. I have really enjoyed the contributions that we have heard already today. Like other noble Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, on introducing this Bill and explaining it so clearly.

The Communications and Digital …..."

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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Oct 2021
UK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, in the weeks leading up to the 2016 US presidential election, I was working for a bit in the United States. I have to say, I came back much more enthusiastic about the BBC and our news media than perhaps I have ever been. It is not just …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Oct 2021
UK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee Breaking News? The Future of UK Journalism (1st Report, Session 2019-21, HL Paper 176)...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 13 Oct 2021
UK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)

"My Lords, I am pleased to introduce the debate on this report. I am grateful to the staff for their assistance in preparing the report. Our clerk was Alasdair Love and our policy analyst Theo Demolder. They and the committee were provided with great assistance by Rita Cohen. I would …..."
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