Lord Shinkwin (Con) [V]

My Lords, in the event of our being at war, which some experts suggest is increasingly likely by 2030, the massive and urgent recalibration of resources to defence will inevitably mean that those who

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Gill, in what has been an informative, if alarming, debate—alarming because it has highlighted the degree to which the freedoms which my g

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

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,

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 ot

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,