"My Lords, I very much welcome the regulations and totally agree with my noble friend about the importance of CCUS to meeting our net-zero targets. Only a few weeks ago, the Whitehead review made the same point about GGRs: you cannot achieve net zero without this. I look forward to …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend agree that AI literacy should be extended to the police force and the judiciary? In very recent cases, it is clear that AI provided incorrect quotes in compiling reports and writing judgments; and in the case of the West Midlands Police, a non-existent football …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"My Lords, the BMA pay claim has been ridiculous right from the start, and I share my noble friend the Minister’s outrage at the decision to carry out these strikes at a moment when the health service is on its knees, certainly in Birmingham. We are in a critical situation: …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who are taking part in the debate. I particularly welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, who is making her maiden speech. She has been an absolutely brilliant president and chair of the Royal College of GPs, but more than that, …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to publish a strategy for ensuring high-quality and equitable wheelchair and community equipment provision by NHS and social care services...." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"I admire my noble friend’s stamina, particularly considering he has a Statement to follow.
He will know that the decision of the safety committee in relation to Maccabi fans coming to Birmingham was a mistake. However, it seems to have been based on very flawed evidence from the West Midlands …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the evidence on which West Midlands Police took decisions relating to the Aston Villa versus Maccabi Tel Aviv match...." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"My Lords, on the subject of questions to be answered, does my noble friend not think it surprising that the noble Baroness, Lady Bloomfield, intervened, given that it was the party opposite—the Conservatives—that, in government, signed contracts with Drax? The scale of the subsidies as a result was very large …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"My Lords, on the issue of climate goals, will the Minister remind the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, that the CBI report in February 2025 showed that, since 2023, the net-zero economy had grown by 10.1%, which compares favourably with the general level of growth? Should we not celebrate the net-zero …..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech
"My Lords, related to data security is superintelligent AI. Many recent reports have suggested that this is a huge threat to our global security. Are we discussing this with the EU and other international partners to try to mitigate some of the potential damage that could be caused by it?..." Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - View Speech