My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Mayor of London’s task force on the effect of AI on jobs in London. What we found consistently in our live data and in talking to employers is that there are crucial skills that are not being delivered right now, around the human part that goes alongsi…
My Lords, I declare an interest as a patron of Day One Trauma Support and as someone with a relatively high knowledge of fractures. How does the Minister expect the new fracture liaison services to embed charities and other organisations on a fully funded basis, as they are vital in working alongsid…
My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for her incredibly powerful opening and the chance to speak in this important debate. I stand here with two hats on: first, as the survivor of a major trauma who has spent a disproportionate amount of time in all parts of the healthcare system, and, …
My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, for her amazing, herculean efforts to pull together such a difficult subject. I start, however, by offering a data point that I am not sure would have surfaced in the research. I started a small karaoke chain, Lucky Voice, which I may have mentio…
My Lords, I congratulate the committee on trying to establish the Government’s reset negotiating objectives, which the Government have failed to publish. But the Government have published what they call an explainer. I have a copy of it here. It lists the items on the Government’s reset menu, but it…
My Lords, I too want to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for securing this debate and for her comprehensive and thoughtful introduction. Like others, I admire her perseverance in ensuring that we do not lose sight of the sustainability of language learning in schools and universities.
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My Lords, I am delighted to be the first Conservative to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, on an excellent maiden speech, as one would expect from such a distinguished doctor. How wise of her to speak today and not step into the maelstrom of assisted dying tomorrow—although there will be…
My Lords, report was, for me, slightly depressing but also reassuring. It was slightly depressing because I have either said or agreed with everything said in this report over the past 20 or 30 years. A series of themes here have dominated government ever since it has looked at this area, particular…
My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I declare my technology interests as set out in the register. It is also a pleasure to follow my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Lane-Fox, who has done as much as anybody in this country over the past two decades for all the technology industr…
I thank the noble Baroness for her question. The Government have announced additional funding to support the recruitment and training of 300 graduates and apprentices for local planning authorities. However, I have worked in local government for a long time, and I am not naive enough to think you ca…