"My Lords, LHA levels have now fallen so far behind market rent levels that fewer than 2% of properties are affordable, leaving hundreds of thousands of families stuck—stuck on social housing waiting lists with no chance of housing; stuck in temporary accommodation, unable to move on; and stuck while other …..." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"My Lords, what practical steps do the Government intend to take to invest in supporting stronger local community bonds? Individualism and individual prepping will not really support local resilience. As we learned from Covid, those stronger community bonds will enable the most vulnerable people to be reached...." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"In recent days, we have heard urgent warnings from industry leaders, and even a Nobel Prize winner, about the arms race to superintelligence and the potential for grave harm to humanity. Whether you focus on apocalyptic risks or human rights abuses from AI happening now, experts are crying out for …..." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of AI causing human extinction within the next decade...." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"In May this House’s Environment and Climate Change Committee asked the Government to publish a prioritisation plan for emergency drought this autumn. The Government only partially accepted this, saying that any approach will be developed with critical national infrastructure sectors and not published in full. Can the Minister say when …..." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"My Lords, many people with disabilities and long-term conditions want to work and, with a lot more flexibility and support, would be able to do so. I welcome the new disabled persons bus pass with free travel, something for which my Lib Dem colleague Tom Gordon long campaigned. Does the …..." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"My Lords, in the light of the news today that one of OpenAI’s agents went rogue in an experiment and attacked another AI start-up, does the Minister agree that this indicates an urgent need for global co-operation to agree safeguards and accountability frameworks? It seems that companies cannot be trusted …..." Baroness Teather - View Speech
"My Lords, my Amendment 80 is a retabling of an amendment I tabled in Committee. I will say a few words at the end in support of the amendment to which the noble Lord, Lord Fuller, has just spoken.
"My Lords, I too was very pleased to add my name in support of the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Neate. I want to also say a few remarks about the other amendments that we support in this group, and I will turn to them in a moment. …..." Baroness Teather - View Speech