On 21st January 2025, the House of Lords debated the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the first day of the report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part.
Division 1:
The Bishop of Manchester voted took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Lucas on the role of public authorities in collecting personal data.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 205 / Not Content: 159
The Bishop of Manchester voted Not Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Manchester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Clement-Jones stipulating that “The Secretary of State must lay the DVS trust framework before Parliament.”
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 87 / Not Content: 157
The Bishop of Manchester voted Content.
Division 4:
The Bishop of Manchester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Viscount Colville of Culross to add that data reuse for scientific research must be in the public interest.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 258 / Not Content: 138
The Bishop of Manchester voted Content.
Division 5:
The Bishop of Manchester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Viscount Camrose on ensuring that AI programmes used in automated decision making “have due regards for safety, security, robustness, appropriate transparency and explainability, fairness, accountability and governance, and contestability and redress.”
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 79 / Not Content: 112
The Bishop of Manchester voted Content.
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