"I will ensure that this proposal is drawn to the attention of the Procedure and Privileges Committee. As noble Lords will be aware, the Committee needs to balance a range of demands on the House’s time, and any proposal for dedicated scrutiny arrangements on one policy topic must be considered …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"My Lords, our procedures allow flexibility, including topical Oral Questions, Private Notice Questions and Questions for Written Answer. The Government also offer regular statements, and Urgent Questions asked in the House of Commons are often repeated in your Lordships’ House. The noble Lord himself has used a number of these …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord for raising that and pointing it out to the House, which he did extremely effectively. I think many Members of the House, if not all, have at least dabbled—if I can put it that way—in AI. Last week, I was in Rome at the Council …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"As the noble Lord may know, a debate on that very subject will be held at 12 pm in the Moses Room. The proposition before the House is that we should start at 1 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. To date, there have been 360 responses to that proposition, which …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"I recognise the noble Lord’s point and the very important nature of that report. When reports should be tabled for debate is a matter for the usual channels. I note that some committees debate before the Government have responded; that might be something that the noble Lord wishes to consider. …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"That is an easy proposition to agree with. The noble Lord, Lord Nagaraju, brings his own expertise, which he demonstrated through this Question. In a sense, this House justifies itself by its expertise; I am sure that all the political parties and the Cross Benches are very conscious of that …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"The answer to that question is yes. I say that because the Clerk of the Parliaments nodded at me while the noble Lord asked his question...." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"The noble Lord is absolutely right. As I said, I was at a debate about this in Rome, where every speaker made that point. It is also true that the rate of change is happening so fast that we need to be cautious and think about the way we need …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech
"The noble Baroness makes a very fair point. This issue is not limited to AI; it affects many other areas. In my previous area of justice, there was a constant frustration that the legislative process was proceeding very slowly. Nevertheless, the noble Baroness makes a specific recommendation about creating a …..." Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - View Speech