Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Clement-Jones

The Lord Clement-Jones CBE

Liberal Democrat
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Member since 16 July 1998

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Employment Rights Bill

22/07/2025Lords

2 contributions
My Lords, I am going to be extremely brief because it is now 11.20 pm. We need to finish these proceedings at least before midnight, but that may be a...
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My Lords, it is extremely disappointing that we are debating something of this order of importance at this time of day and at the fag-end of this Bill...
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I entirely agree with the noble Lord. I do not understand why the noble Lord, Lord Knight, is raising what seems to be a pretty obvious issue. The ...
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If a company has a series of 5% ownership stakes it will have a plurality of shareholders and therefore a mix of influence, but if you own a 15% stake...
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My Lords, as long ago as February, the Minister’s Secretary of State said: “AI is a powerful tool and powerful tools can be misused. State-sponsore...
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Employment Rights Bill

20/07/2025Lords

3 contributions
The noble Baroness nearly won me over at that point. I thank her. I feel like someone who was expecting a full meal but receives a rather light snack....
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My Lords, Amendment 111ZA seeks to introduce a requirement for workplace AI risk and impact assessments. This amendment is focused on addressing the p...
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I am sorry to interrupt again, but it partly depends on how much confidence we have in the tech companies in terms of how they deal with complaints.
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But if the report will be available only then and the regulations need to be made, the prospect of having an ombudsman is not there until 2029—somethi...
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Fujitsu: Government Contracts

08/07/2025Lords

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My Lords, the noble Baroness will be aware that I have asked quite a number of questions about the Fujitsu contracts, and she has repeated, word for w...
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My Lords, the Minister’s arguments are sounding dangerously like those made by the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, on Report, which I am sure he will be de...
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My Lords, the Minister mentions ARIA being committed to transparency, but that highlights the fact that it is not subject to the general freedom of in...
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Employment Rights Bill

23/06/2025Lords

4 contributions
My Lords, that ministerial “in due course” is not quite as good as “very, very, very soon”. I sense an awful lot of goodwill coming from the Minister,...
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Can the Minister say what the status is of the consultations she mentioned? She offered very reassuring words and said there was a consultation on emp...
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Employment Rights Bill

15/06/2025Lords

3 contributions
Perhaps the Minister could add another bell or whistle to what he has just said. Will he undertake to meet those with a strong interest in the protect...
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My Lords, the Minister has noticed the strength of feeling across the House in terms of support for some of the freelance amendments. I very much appr...
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My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, not only because of his enthusiasm but because of his concision. To pack all ...
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