"My Lords, I listened carefully to the speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Winston and Lord Tarassenko, but I am not convinced that my amendment would stop the research as they suggested. However, it would protect users’ data as the technological revolution unfolds. I beg leave to test the opinion …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, at the risk of driving the Minister back under her pillow, I would like to ask about the digital sales tax, which has been part of the US trade negotiations. Can the Minister tell the House whether the tax, which President Trump has called “overseas extortion”, will be …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, I will have one more go at trying to get a clear answer from the Minister. Many in the media industry are concerned that UK companies will not be able to use debt financing from foreign government institutions to finance acquisitions of newspapers. This is in contrast to …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a freelance TV producer. I welcome aspects of this Bill. It does much to improve the rights and status of millions of employees and workers in this country, at a time when holding down a job is increasingly precarious. In particular, I welcome …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister confirm whether the Government are considering cuts to the BBC World Service grant as part of a reduction in overseas development spending?..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, the Government intend to take out the transparency amendments tabled by my noble friend Lady Kidron in the Data (Use and Access) Bill. What provision are they going to make to ensure that creatives know that their copyrighted work has been pirated by AI models, so that they …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, last week, the Startup Coalition of AI companies told a House of Commons Joint Committee that the Government should support a full commercial text and data mining model for AI training which would get rid of all copyright licensing for commercial AI training in the UK. Does the …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as a freelance television producer. I too add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, for securing this debate. I also add my words of praise to the noble Lords who have made their maiden speeches today. They were tremendous, and I look …..." Viscount Colville of Culross - View Speech