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• Written Answers — Home Office: Biometrics 29 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by San Francisco to ban the use of facial recognition technology by local agencies due to its alleged unreliability.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Heathrow Airport: Biometrics 23 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of the facial recognition technology proposed for use at Heathrow airport; who has the regulatory responsibility for ensuring that technology is effective and meets security requirements; whether such technology is assessed against a set of published standards; and if so, who decides those standards.

• Privileges and Conduct - Motion to Agree 30 Apr 2019

  My Lords, I declare my interest in the register as the chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. However, I speak on my own account. I very much welcome the report from the Privileges and Conduct Committee, which seems to be a significant step forward. But, as the Senior Deputy Speaker said, it is a step forward rather than the final step in the whole process. In particular, the...

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Entered the House of Lords on 9 December 2014

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Evans of Weardale’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 4.95% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 8 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)