Results 1–20 of 239 for speaker:Lord Strasburger

Combating Disinformation: Freedom of Expression - Question (13 Feb 2024)

Lord Strasburger: To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect freedom of expression in the course of their work on combating disinformation.

Combating Disinformation: Freedom of Expression - Question (13 Feb 2024)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my role as chair of Big Brother Watch and beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper.

Combating Disinformation: Freedom of Expression - Question (13 Feb 2024)

Lord Strasburger: I thank the Minister for his reply. Last year, Big Brother Watch exposed worrying overreach by the Counter Disinformation Unit in its attempts to prevent legitimate criticism of the Government by MPs, journalists and academics. Following the Government’s apology, could the Minister tell the House what, if anything, has changed, apart from the unit’s name? Could he please explain why the...

Written Answers — Home Office: Police: Biometrics ( 5 Dec 2023)

Lord Strasburger: To ask His Majesty's Government whether police forces can use facial recognition technology to search against photographs from (1) the passport database, (2) the EU Settled Status database, and (3) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database, to identify people suspected of offences.

Written Answers — Home Office: Police: Biometrics ( 5 Dec 2023)

Lord Strasburger: To ask His Majesty's Government what threshold applies before police can conduct facial recognition searches against (1) the passport database, (2) the EU Settled Status database, or (3) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database, in the course of their investigations.

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] - Second Reading (20 Nov 2023)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, I apologise before appearing—or, more precisely, not appearing—before your Lordships in this manner, but I understand that there has been a failure in the parliamentary network and I cannot appear in video; it was either by telephone or smoke signals, so I will settle for the phone. I should begin by declaring my interest as chair of Big Brother Watch, which campaigns for the...

Counter Disinformation Unit - Question (18 Jul 2023)

Lord Strasburger: To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the work of the Counter Disinformation Unit and its impact on freedom of speech.

Counter Disinformation Unit - Question (18 Jul 2023)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper. In so doing, I draw the House’s attention to the fact that I chair Big Brother Watch, which recently reported on the Counter Disinformation Unit.

Counter Disinformation Unit - Question (18 Jul 2023)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. Research by Big Brother Watch has revealed that Members of both Houses of Parliament, including prominent Conservatives, have been included in the dossiers of the Counter Disinformation Unit and the rapid response unit for doing nothing more than criticising the Government and their policies. Does the Minister agree that the CDU’s monitoring of...

Vetting Social Media Accounts - Question (21 Jun 2023)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, the cancel culture to which my noble friend referred in his original Question is just one illustration of the Government’s distaste for challenge and dissent. Other examples are the attempts to stop some workers expressing their views by industrial action, and the outrageous sanctioning of peaceful protest. Why are the Government so scared of citizens expressing their critical...

Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum ( 3 Apr 2023)

Lord Strasburger: To ask His Majesty's Government what are the legal methods for refugees who are citizens of Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar or the Democratic Republic of the Congo to apply for asylum in the UK when they are (1) living in the country of their citizenship, (2) living in a safe third country, or (3) living in an unsafe third country.

Written Answers — Home Office: Asylum (27 Mar 2023)

Lord Strasburger: To ask His Majesty's Government what are the legal routes to the UK for citizens of Somalia, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Myanmar or the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are applying for asylum.

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill - Second Reading (21 Feb 2023)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, the Bill perfectly epitomises the sorry state this Government have reached and the escalating damage they are doing to our country. For context, I invite your Lordships to cast your minds back to the heady days of 2012. Despite having to wrestle with a worldwide economic crash that originated in America, ours was a respected and proud country. We had just put on the conspicuously...

Procurement Bill [HL] - Second Reading (25 May 2022)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, I will focus my remarks on what went so badly wrong with the procurement of PPE and how it should inform our approach to this Bill. I will also take this opportunity to share with the House one particular PPE contract that ended in suspicious circumstances that should concern us all. The first problem with PPE procurement was that the UK started the pandemic from a bad place. Much...

Live Facial Recognition: Police Guidance - Question ( 4 Apr 2022)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, this technology is used by the Chinese Government to micro-manage the lives of its citizens, so its use here needs strict rules and effective oversight. In the absence of legislation, the police have tried to regulate themselves by writing their own rules, but these are so vague that almost anything goes: targeting people who “may cause harm”, whatever that means. When will the...

Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Marriage: Humanism ( 4 Apr 2022)

Lord Strasburger: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of introducing inconsistencies into the law around marriage if humanist marriages are legislated for before the Law Commission's review in this area has concluded.

Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prisoners' Release: Females ( 7 Mar 2022)

Lord Strasburger: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the annual report by the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/Young Offenders Institute Bronzefield, published in November 2021; in particular, the finding that 77 per cent of women prisoners faced homelessness on release; and what plans they have to establish a funded pathway that ensures women leaving prison have access to...

Creative Professionals: EU Tours - Question (21 Feb 2022)

Lord Strasburger: My Lords, the UK’s second largest industry, the creative arts, was left high and dry by the Government’s trade deal with the EU. Touring in Europe is now almost impossible for British musicians and other performers because of a mountain of new red tape and costs. Bilateral deals are not enough. When will the Government do what the Tongan Government were able to do for their performers and...


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