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26 October 2026

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Formal introduction of the Lord Bishop of Durham through the reading of the Writ of Summons and the taking of the oath of allegiance.

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Introduction — The Lord Bishop of Durham

37:57

Reading of the Writ of Summons for the Lord Bishop of Durham

37:57

Lord Bishop of Durham — Oath of allegiance

39:32

Oral question — ESG rules and financial services for the UK defence sector

41:39

Question of The Lord Sharpe of Epsom on ESG rules and financial services for the defence sector

41:39

Supplementary question of The Lord Sharpe of Epsom on bank refusals to serve defence SMEs

42:24

Question of The Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town on FCA enforcement and flexibility for defence SMEs

43:49

Question of The Baroness Kramer on procurement processes and protection of SMEs’ IP

45:05

Question of The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen on financial institutions’ reluctance to invest in defence

46:39

Question of The Baroness Neville-Rolfe on banks’ ESG exclusions despite FCA stance

48:20

Question of The Baroness Deech on anti-Israel prejudice affecting defence investment

50:13

Question of Intervenant 10 on cultural drivers of banks’ ESG decisions

51:43

Oral question — Government-approved list of AI tools for schools

52:45

Question of Baroness Benjamin on a government-approved list of safe AI tools for schools

52:45

Question of Intervenant 14 on practical support for schools choosing safe AI tools

53:26

Question of Intervenant 15 on timetable for AI certification consultation and benchmarks

55:01

Question of The Lord Clement-Jones on AI’s positive vision and a human flourishing test in schools

55:58

Question of Intervenant 17 on Ofsted’s role in inspecting AI use in schools

57:39

Question of Intervenant 18 on PISA evidence of overuse of technology harming outcomes

59:02

Question of Intervenant 19 on guidance and ratings for AI tools used outside school

01:00:42

Question of The Baroness Penn on early years digital reception baseline assessment

01:01:50

Oral question — Business plan for British Steel

01:03:19

Question of The Lord Redesdale on the government’s business plan for British Steel

01:03:19

Question of The Lord Redwood on blast furnace maintenance and electric arc plans

01:04:05

Question of Intervenant 10 on transparency over British Steel’s use of public funds

01:04:55

Question of The Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway on procurement conditions attached to government support

01:06:08

Question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Lamont of Lerwick on steel tariffs and protectionism

01:07:14

Question of Intervenant 26 on cheap steel imports and strengthening British Steel

01:07:57

Question of Intervenant 27 on past Conservative inaction and the new steel strategy

01:09:24

Question of The Rt Hon. the Lord Hunt of Wirral on a costed plan and downstream impacts of steel tariffs

01:10:08

Question of The Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle on scrap steel exports and environmental standards

01:11:52

Question of Intervenant 31 on Conservative support for steel and electric arc investment

01:12:53

Oral question — Impact of tax-free shopping on the economy

01:13:44

Primary question of The Lord Pitt-Watson on funding the reintroduction of tax-free shopping

01:13:44

Question of Intervenant 33 (Baroness Meyer) on revising cost estimates and a digital tax-free shopping scheme

01:15:11

Question of Intervenant 35 on creative industries and EU norms for tax-free shopping

01:17:52

Question of The Rt Hon. the Baroness Kramer on dynamic revenue effects of restoring tax-free shopping

01:19:09

Question of Intervenant 36 on tourists shifting shopping to EU cities

01:21:14

Question of Intervenant 37 on retail and hospitality jobs for young people

01:22:51

Private Notice Question — Russian shadow fleet

01:24:03

Private Notice Question of The Baroness Goldie on the Russian shadow fleet vessel Leroi

01:24:03

Follow-up question of The Baroness Goldie on sanctions enforcement and perceptions of weakness

01:25:11

Question of The Lord Addington on the impact of shadow fleet sanctions on Russia’s war capacity

01:27:09

Question of Intervenant 42 on cooperation with Germany against the shadow fleet

01:28:33

Question of Intervenant 44 on Black Sea shipping attacks and support for Ukraine

01:29:22

Question of The Viscount Stansgate on the restriction of Starlink services for Ukraine

01:30:43

Question of The Baroness McIntosh of Pickering on environmental risks from substandard shadow fleet vessels

01:31:28

Intervention of The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen on UK leadership in sanctions

01:32:26

Question of The Lord Hannay of Chiswick on US lifting diesel export sanctions

01:33:43

Question of Intervenant 48 on US influence over the decision not to intercept Leroi

01:34:39

Question of Intervenant 49 on protection of undersea energy and telecoms infrastructure

01:35:22

Question of The Lord Redwood on accelerating naval vessel readiness

01:36:35

Question of Intervenant 50 on Russia sourcing replacement ships for the shadow fleet

01:36:53

Question of The Baroness Neville-Rolfe on tightening penalties for tampering with undersea cables

01:37:48

Questions on deployment of RAF Typhoon aircraft to defend Saudi Arabia

01:38:44

UK defensive support to Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks

01:38:44

Conclusion of previous business and introduction of questions on RAF Typhoon deployment

01:38:44

Question of The Baroness Goldie on shift from offensive to defensive RAF role in Saudi Arabia

01:39:39

Question of The Lord Addington on parliamentary scrutiny of any escalation of UK commitment

01:41:14

Question of Intervenant 54 on rules of engagement and Saudi financial contribution

01:42:23

Question of Intervenant 55 on coordination with the United States over Houthi talks

01:43:52

Question of Intervenant 56 on proscribing the Houthis

01:45:29

Question of The Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate on additional UK capabilities to support Saudi Arabia

01:46:23

Intervention of The Lord Robertson of Port Ellen supporting proportional UK assistance

01:47:48

Question of M. Magid MAGID on interaction with the MECA joint defence agreement

01:49:16

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

01:50:13

Report stage

01:50:13

Motion that the report be now received — agreed to

01:50:13

Clause 2

01:51:13

Amendment 1 on Clause 2 — vendor national security directions and safeguards — agreed

01:51:13

Clause 9 — Managed services and implementation framework

02:14:00

The Lord Clement-Jones CBE — scope of Clause 9 and implementation framework

02:14:00

Intervenant 67 — SMEs, critical suppliers and quantum cryptography

02:17:54

Intervenant 68 — support for group amendments and data poisoning risks

02:22:21

Intervenant 70 — risk-based scope and board-level cyber accountability

02:25:02

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Northover — skills standards, EU alignment and SME support

02:30:08

The Baroness Ludford — need for stronger board focus on cyber resilience

02:33:54

The Lord Markham CBE — corporate reporting, ISACs and data minimisation

02:38:08

Amendment 2 on SRRs, governance, skills and SME coverage — withdrawn

02:43:17

Clause 12 — International information sharing by NIS regulators

02:58:48

Amendments 4 and 45–48 on Clause 12 — overseas information sharing — agreed

02:58:48

Clause 15 — Incident reporting regime

03:13:14

Feryal Clark MP — Government amendments on incident reporting and customer notification

03:13:14

The Baroness Harding of Winscombe — Final reports, customer updates and voluntary near‑miss reporting

03:18:36

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG — Amendment 16 on data centre incident significance factors

03:24:10

Intervenant 68 — Support for Baroness Harding’s incident reporting amendments

03:29:47

The Lord Clement-Jones CBE — Proportionate incident reporting, voluntary near-miss regime and transparency

03:30:43

Intervenant 64 — Consistency for data centre factors and consultation on ransomware amnesty reporting

03:33:58

Feryal Clark MP — Government response on incident reporting, data centres and ransomware safe harbours

03:37:34

Decisions on Amendments 6 to 40

03:44:07

After Clause 16 — Frontier AI duties and digital sovereignty strategy

03:47:36

Amendment 41 (Baroness Harding of Winscombe) and linked AI amendments — frontier AI incident reporting and AISI powers — rejected

03:47:36

After Clause 28 — Digital sovereignty strategy, Computer Misuse Act defence and cyber action plan

04:41:16

Amendment 61 (Baroness Kidron) and linked Amendments 158, 161, 166 and 165 — digital sovereignty strategy, Computer Misuse Act defence, cyber action plan and encryption oversight — withdrawn

04:41:16

Procedural decisions on Amendments 62 to 76

05:04:36

After Clause 35 — Review of NIS scope, regulatory framework and AI Security Institute role

05:05:55

Amendments 77 (Lord Markham) and 163 (Lord Burt et al.) — strategic review of NIS scope, regulators and AI Security Institute — Amendment 77 withdrawn; Amendment 163 agreed

05:05:55

Amendment 164 (Lord Markham) — register of hostile foreign actors — division called

05:42:04

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House of Lords

26 October 2026

Chamber Mon, 26 Oct 2026 Actual start 14:00 House of Lords

37:57 - 39:32

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Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of our other realms and territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. To the Right Reverend our right trusty and well-beloved Richard Lee, Bishop of Durham, greeting.

Whereas our Parliament for arduous and urgent affairs concerning us, the state and defence of our United Kingdom and the Church, is now met at our City of Westminster, we, strictly enjoining, command you upon the faith and love by which you are bound to us, that considering the difficulty of the said affairs and dangers impending, waiving all excuses, you be personally present at our aforesaid Parliament with us and with the prelates, nobles and peers of our said kingdom to treat and give your counsel upon the affairs aforesaid.

And this as you regard us and our honour and the safety and defence of the said kingdom and church and dispatch of the said affairs in no wise do you omit. Witness ourself at Westminster the 23rd day of July in the fourth year of our reign.

39:32 - 39:32

I, Rick, Lord Bishop of Durham, do swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors according to law, so help me God.

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