United Kingdom parliament

Ranger

Member of the House of Lords · Conservative

Transcripts of what Ranger said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

12 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. House of Lords · House of Lords · 15 September 2026

    • Oral question 4 – AI extinction risk and UK regulatory approach

      “My Lords, yesterday, if you watched the news, you'd have seen an AI actor being interviewed by a certain Ed Balls and Susanna Reid. And by the evening 10 o'clock news, we'd have heard about AI extinction from the big…”
      Watch from 50:56

  2. House of Lords · House of Lords · 9 September 2026

    • Digital assets, AI and open finance: call for a UK strategy

      “My Lords, I also rise in support of this group of amendments, but particularly in support of Amendment 88. I also welcome and echo my noble friend's comments in terms of the challenges that are being faced in the area…”
      Watch from 3:24:50

    • Digital assets, AI and open finance: call for a UK strategy

      “My Lords, may I forgive me for interjecting, but the minister's quite right, we had a very progressive session with Mr. Woolard yesterday. But the question we did raise, and I did raise with him, was about the future strategy,…”
      Watch from 3:37:40

  3. Science and Technology Committee · House of Lords · 8 September 2026

    • Anthropic controversy and board conflicts of interest

      “Thank you for your time today and just following on from Lord Drayson's sort of questioning about economic benefit to the UK. And look, as someone who spent most of my time in the private sector, I'm very supportive of…”
      Watch from 51:27

  4. House of Lords · House of Lords · 23 July 2026

    • AI sovereignty, competition, data and government response

      “My Lords, it's a pleasure to follow the noble Lord Drayton. We share our views on the Science and Technology Select Committee. I know his passion and commitment for British technology. And I also thank the noble Baroness Kidron for…”
      Watch from 2:26:37

  5. House of Lords · House of Lords · 21 July 2026

    • AI funding, sovereignty and basic research: Lords’ scrutiny

      “Minister, there is much scratching of heads between the detachment between science and technology. We hear about an AI minister that will now be in a new office at the Cabinet Office, and some are also saying at DCMS reporting…”
      Watch from 52:13

  6. Science and Technology Committee · House of Lords · 14 July 2026

    • Innovate UK: from projects to companies and culture shift

      “Sir Ian, thank you for your time today. Very interesting to hear what you're saying. But just a broader question. It sounds like you're looking for a significant, in your words, I think, culture shift in the organisation. I would…”
      Watch from 43:29

    • VC-style capabilities, concierge support and diligence role

      “I appreciate you're probably having to walk a tightrope as you move through this change in terms of what it means for the people in the organization because, you know, just hearing your words, at the beginning you did mention…”
      Watch from 48:20

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