"My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak in this Committee and to follow my friend the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, who perfectly and proportionately set out the principles in this amendment, which I support to every last sentence. We are now discussing a number of amendments on areas where …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure again to follow my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, whose amendment I agree with. I will speak to my Amendments 361 through 364, which are, as he rightly put, companions to the intent of his Amendment 360.
"Is the Minister able to clarify whether the review is still ongoing, or are the Government currently reviewing the review?..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, if you are blind or sight impaired, in the UK currently the employment rate is just 27%. If you are not disabled, it is 83%. Therefore, if you are sight impaired you have only around a one in four chance of being in work. This cannot continue. Will …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to close the employment gap for blind and sight-impaired people, and by when...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I declare my relevant interest, as set out in the register, as an adviser to Endava plc and to Simmons and Simmons LLP and as a member of the technology and science …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government when they will publish the consultation on artificial intelligence legislation, and when a bill will be introduced...." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, when it comes to AI legislation, the position of the previous Government was largely “wait and see”; so it is with this Government. But what is really required if you are an innovator, investor, citizen, creative or consumer is clarity, consistency and certainty. Further, the excellent Ada Lovelace …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Snape. I endorse everything that he said about British Standard 8300. We had a long and extensive debate around floating bus stops and the difficulties for accessibility and inclusion as well as for safety, as the noble Lord …..." Lord Holmes of Richmond - View Speech