"My Lords, as so often, I listened with awe to the noble Baroness. Apart from saying that I agree with her wholeheartedly, which I do, there is really no need for me for me to add anything, so I will not...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, in Committee, the noble Baroness the Minister said there was no consensus on the best way forward to amend the law to provide protection for ethical hackers trying to work against cybercrime. All I ask is that noble Lords should read the amendment, which says:
"My Lords, I support my noble friend. I have a confession to make. Before this Bill came up, I foolishly thought that sex and gender were the same thing. I have discovered that they are not. Gender is not a characteristic defined in UK law. I believe that you are …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"I would be grateful if the Minister could confirm whether he accepts that, on some occasions, passports and drivers’ licences inaccurately reflect the sex of their holders...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise briefly but strongly to support my noble friend Lord Holmes. The CyberUp campaign has been banging this drum for a long time now. I remember taking part in the debates in another place on the Computer Misuse Act 34 years ago. It was the time of …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak very briefly. I have a great deal of agreement with what the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, the noble Lord, Lord Russell, and my noble friend Lord Bethell have said. I am rising to nitpick; I apologise for that, but I suppose that is what Committee …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interest as a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. When, on 24 April this year, the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, proposed an amendment to remove the presumption about the reliability of computer evidence, the noble Baroness who is now the Minister added her name …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"I am grateful to the Minister for that Answer. It is now clear from the Kroll report that the Minister referred to that the Post Office’s behaviour in relation to the Capture system was just as bad as its behaviour in relation to Horizon. The Horizon Compensation Advisory Board—I declare …..." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to overturn the convictions of sub-postmasters or former Post Office employees convicted in relation to the Capture system...." Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom - View Speech