"My Lords, I too congratulate the right reverend Primate on securing this important debate and on her thought-provoking speech. She and others have referred to the Pope’s encyclical on AI, which states:
“technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate, and use …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral mentioned value for money. Taxpayers’ and businesses’ confidence to contribute to economic growth, whether through the consumption of goods and services, investment or job creation, must go hand in hand with the confidence that all government policy is developed and evaluated …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise to speak in support of my noble friend’s Amendments 268 and 287. In doing so, I should say that, although I welcome them, the fact that we are considering them this evening makes me sad, because they should not be necessary. The fact that they are …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, I make it clear at the outset that I do not intend to press my Amendment 193. I also support the other amendments in this group and look forward to learning and listening, as I am sure the noble and learned Lord does, before I wind up at …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, I am mindful that noble Lords will be counting down the minutes to the start of a well-earned Easter Recess, so I will keep my remarks as short as I can. I hope I will be forgiven if I do not refer to individual contributions, but I was …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 167 in the name of my noble friend Lady Fraser of Craigmaddie. In doing so, I should make it clear that I support the other amendments in this group, and I join other noble Lords in saying how good it is to see …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendments 162, 194 and 858 are in my name, and I should make clear that I do not intend to move them. Amendment 162 proposes that, where a person has Down syndrome or a learning disability, a registered medical practitioner must not initiate, suggest or raise the matter …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 344A in my name, which neatly follows on from that of my noble friend Lord Blencathra. I begin by saying how grateful I am for the expressions of support from across your Lordships’ House when I introduced this amendment in Committee. I particularly …..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech
"I thank the Minister for that. Can he give an undertaking to the House that this non-statutory review will consult disabled people on their experiences? Can he write to me, and put a copy of the letter in the Library, saying which disability organisations will be consulted?..." Lord Shinkwin - View Speech