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Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 January 2025

Debate

Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]

Contribution

My Lords, I declare an interest that my younger daughter works for a charity which will rely heavily on the amendments that have just been discussed by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. I want to explain that my support for the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, was not inspired by any quid pro quo for earlier support elsewhere —certainly not. Looking through the information she had provided, and thinking about the issue and what she said in her speech today, it seemed there was an obvious injustice happening. It seemed wrong, in a period when we were trying to support growth, that we cannot see our way through it. It was in that spirit that I suggested we should push on with it and bring it back on Report, and I am very happy to support it.

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