Results 1–20 of 4000 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Lord Vaizey of Didcot

Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Second Reading (22 Mar 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I thought that this would be one of the rare debates where I did not have an interest to declare, but then I heard the noble Lord, Lord Young, talking about AI and education and realised that I am a paid adviser to Common Sense Media, a large US not-for-profit that campaigns for internet safety and has published the first ever ratings of AI applications used in schools. I refer the...

Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Second Reading (22 Mar 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I thought that this would be one of the rare debates where I did not have an interest to declare, but then I heard the noble Lord, Lord Young, talking about AI and education and realised that I am a paid adviser to Common Sense Media, a large US not-for-profit that campaigns for internet safety and has published the first ever ratings of AI applications used in schools. I refer the...

News Broadcasting: Regulation - Question for Short Debate (14 Mar 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord McNally, on securing this important debate on the regulation of news broadcasting companies. The role of due impartiality in broadcasting is an important issue to discuss. I should say that I have skin in the game, as I have a regular Friday night show—7 pm to 10 pm—on Times Radio, where I normally cover culture. I always have an MP on the...

BBC World Service - Question (12 Mar 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I echo my noble friend the Foreign Secretary’s comments about the BBC and declare my interest as a trustee of Tate and a radio broadcaster. One of the things that interests me is that our museums—and indeed our orchestras and theatres—tour the globe, having to raise money from philanthropists and foundations. Is it not time that he brought his considerable experience and...

Regulator of Community Interest Companies - Question (11 Mar 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, my noble friend the Minister mentioned the importance of philanthropy. Echoing the spirit of these questions, I congratulate him wholeheartedly on a recent advertisement I spotted inviting appointments to an office of philanthropy for inward investment. It is a very perceptive move for the Government to have a strategy to contact foundations around the world to encourage them to...

Higher Education - Motion to Take Note ( 7 Mar 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, on calling it. I agreed with every word he said, and it took me back to when the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, initiated the arts debate. We rely on our elder statesmen on the Benches opposite to remind us, again and again, of what is valuable and good in our country. It is a great pleasure to...

Media Bill - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I declare my interests as a broadcaster on Times Radio, chairman of Marlow Film Studios and chairman of Common Sense Media in the UK. It is a great pleasure to follow the excellent speech of the noble Lord, Lord Hall. I loved working with him when I was a junior Culture Minister many years ago. Many noble Lords have said during the debate that this is the biggest media Bill for 20...

Media Bill - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion (28 Feb 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: I look forward to supporting the noble Lord’s amendment.

Pupil Mental Health, Well-being and Development - Motion to Take Note (22 Feb 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak briefly in the gap. I had put this debate in my diary but failed to put down my name to speak—a schoolboy error for which I deserve extensive detention. I declare my interest as an adviser to Common Sense Media, a US not-for-profit that focuses on protecting kids from the harms of the internet. I am also a trustee of its UK charity. I...

Arts - Motion to Take Note ( 1 Feb 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, who has given so much to the arts over so many years. I briefly declare my interests as a trustee of the Tate, chairman of the Marlow Film Studios and a cultural broadcaster on Times Radio, broadcasting from the South Bank, but not quite to the same level as the noble Lord, Lord Bragg. The funding for the arts in this...

Ukraine - Motion to Take Note (26 Jan 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My noble friend was very reassuring on how the Ministry of Defence works with small enterprises in defence tech, if I can call it that. I would be most grateful if he could find time to write to me to give some examples of the small businesses the MoD is working with, and of how it has changed its procurement practices to facilitate that.

Ukraine - Motion to Take Note (26 Jan 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Camoys on the occasion of his maiden speech; it is an immense pleasure to welcome him to your Lordships’ House. I am lucky enough to work with him at Marlow Film Studios, and we have got to know each other well over the last two years. It might seem a bit facetious to say that he is literally one of the nicest people I have...

BBC: Funding - Question (17 Jan 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: Tina!

BBC: Royal Charter - Question (15 Jan 2024)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, those of us who care passionately about the BBC are very worried about the direction of travel for BBC News. There have been decimating cuts to local radio, with long-standing presenters being made redundant in the most brutal of ways, the botched merger of world news and domestic news, and the cuts to flagship programmes. As the Minister said, is it not the BBC’s duty as a...

Elgin Marbles - Question for Short Debate (14 Dec 2023)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak in the gap. The speech of my noble friend Lord Lexden was like a wonderful thriller; the conclusion was not clear until the end, but it was a marvellous conclusion to have and a wonderful narrative to get there. It is a great opportunity to speak in a debate called by my former boss, who is also the former boss of the chairman of the...

Levelling Up: North-east England - Question (14 Dec 2023)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I say to my noble friend the Minister not to lose sight of the importance of culture in levelling up. The north has been extraordinarily successful. I declare an interest as a trustee of Tate; Tate Liverpool is undergoing a huge regeneration. There is also the refurbishment of Manchester Museum and the transformation of Newcastle and Gateshead through culture. Will the Minister...

Loot Boxes in Video Games - Question (13 Dec 2023)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, I heap praise on the noble Lord, Lord Foster, who has been a great supporter of the video games industry, although I do not agree with him on loot boxes. I am sure that he and the Minister will have seen the recent report from the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment, the trade body for video games, showing how this industry, which is bigger than film, television and music...

BBC Funding - Statement (12 Dec 2023)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, given that a full-scale rebellion is under way against my noble friend Lord Harlech’s—

Classical Music - Question ( 7 Dec 2023)

Lord Vaizey of Didcot: My Lords, leaving aside the extreme concern that the Chancellor is favouring EU composers over British composers—I hope that nobody tells the Prime Minister that—may I ask my noble friend what he is doing to increase diversity in classical music? Will he join me in congratulating the Chineke! Orchestra on its success and all it has done to increase diversity in our orchestras, and perhaps...


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