To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support and guidance her Department provides to young male victims of online exploitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support and guidance her Department provides to young male victims of online exploitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many of the over 90,000 annual cyber attacks on Defence systems were assessed as (a) serious and (b) successful in the 12 months to September 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, how many of the over 90,000 annual cyber attacks on Defence systems were assessed as (a) serious and (b) successful in the 12 months to September 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, which (a) state and (b) non-state actors are responsible for cyber attacks on Defence systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 50 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, which (a) state and (b) non-state actors are responsible for cyber attacks on Defence systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department will name the power generation facility reportedly shut down for four days in July 2026 as a result of a cyber attack, and whether her Department's assessment attributes that attack to a state or state-linked...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department will name the power generation facility reportedly shut down for four days in July 2026 as a result of a cyber attack, and whether her Department's assessment attributes that attack to a state or state-linked...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nationally significant cyber-attacks occurred in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nationally significant cyber-attacks occurred in (a) 2025 and (b) 2026.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate the claims by the leader of Reform UK of cyber-hacking by Russian hostile actors.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate the claims by the leader of Reform UK of cyber-hacking by Russian hostile actors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of the 2022 LockBit attack on NHS 111 and other patient services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of the 2022 LockBit attack on NHS 111 and other patient services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel were affected by the reported cyberattack that compromised data associated with the Police National Legal Database and related systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence personnel were affected by the reported cyberattack that compromised data associated with the Police National Legal Database and related systems.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households' energy needs are met, on average, by the power generation facility reportedly shut down for four days in July 2026 as a result of a cyber attack.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households' energy needs are met, on average, by the power generation facility reportedly shut down for four days in July 2026 as a result of a cyber attack.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support (a) her Department, (b) the National Cyber Security Centre and (c) other government bodies provided to the operator of the power generation facility reportedly shut down for four days in July 2026 as a result of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support (a) her Department, (b) the National Cyber Security Centre and (c) other government bodies provided to the operator of the power generation facility reportedly shut down for four days in July 2026 as a result of...

Moved by

Baroness Hoey

16: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—

“Claims management services: Northern Ireland

(1) The Treasury may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for claims management services provided in, from or into Northern Ireland to be regulated under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on a...

Moved by

Baroness Hoey

16: After Clause 12, insert the following new Clause—

“Claims management services: Northern Ireland

(1) The Treasury may by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for claims management services provided in, from or into Northern Ireland to be regulated under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 on a...

My Lords, this amendment follows on from the amendment tabled in Committee by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral. I am bringing the House’s attention to a growing and deeply concerning problem in Northern Ireland’s insurance market. The

market is shrinking in insurer capacity, it is becoming less competitive,...

My Lords, this amendment follows on from the amendment tabled in Committee by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Wirral. I am bringing the House’s attention to a growing and deeply concerning problem in Northern Ireland’s insurance market. The

market is shrinking in insurer capacity, it is becoming less competitive,...

My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. It is well thought through, balanced and modest. The House will be relieved that, for once, neither I nor the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, are even mentioning the Northern Ireland protocol or the Windsor Framework...

My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. It is well thought through, balanced and modest. The House will be relieved that, for once, neither I nor the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, are even mentioning the Northern Ireland protocol or the Windsor Framework...

My Lords, taking up the last point from the noble Lord, Lord Weir, the Prime Minister, on his recent visits and tour of the UK, has emphasised that the primary focus of the Government is to help people with the cost of living. Because our population in Northern Ireland is...

My Lords, taking up the last point from the noble Lord, Lord Weir, the Prime Minister, on his recent visits and tour of the UK, has emphasised that the primary focus of the Government is to help people with the cost of living. Because our population in Northern Ireland is...

I support the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and the noble Lords, Lord Weir of Ballyholme and Lord Empey. In doing so, I declare my interest as past chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and a practising solicitor in the City of London.

We have campaigned within the broking community for...

I support the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, and the noble Lords, Lord Weir of Ballyholme and Lord Empey. In doing so, I declare my interest as past chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and a practising solicitor in the City of London.

We have campaigned within the broking community for...

My Lords, notwithstanding the anomalies that have been discussed—there are significant anomalies in insurance in England as well—we have some concerns about this amendment. It would hand the Treasury very extensive powers to act through secondary legislation, including the ability to amend primary legislation. We have raised concerns consistently in...

My Lords, notwithstanding the anomalies that have been discussed—there are significant anomalies in insurance in England as well—we have some concerns about this amendment. It would hand the Treasury very extensive powers to act through secondary legislation, including the ability to amend primary legislation. We have raised concerns consistently in...

My Lords, Amendment 16 would give the Treasury the power to extend regulation of claims management activity to Northern Ireland through secondary legislation. I am aware of the concerns relating to high insurance costs across the UK and would be supportive of action to tackle these where we can, but...

My Lords, Amendment 16 would give the Treasury the power to extend regulation of claims management activity to Northern Ireland through secondary legislation. I am aware of the concerns relating to high insurance costs across the UK and would be supportive of action to tackle these where we can, but...

My Lords, there I was thinking that we had a Minister who was going to be much more reassuring, but, in fact, that was a very negative response. All the things he said have already happened and could be happening in more detail if the Government were to move forward...

My Lords, there I was thinking that we had a Minister who was going to be much more reassuring, but, in fact, that was a very negative response. All the things he said have already happened and could be happening in more detail if the Government were to move forward...

Moved by

Baroness Kramer

17: After Clause 13, insert the following new Clause—

“Reimbursement of fraud: liability of technology companies

(1) The FCA must make rules providing that, where a person is to be reimbursed in respect of losses arising from an authorised push payment fraud, the cost of that reimbursement is to be...

Moved by

Baroness Kramer

17: After Clause 13, insert the following new Clause—

“Reimbursement of fraud: liability of technology companies

(1) The FCA must make rules providing that, where a person is to be reimbursed in respect of losses arising from an authorised push payment fraud, the cost of that reimbursement is to be...

My Lords, let me address Amendment 17 in my name, which is also signed by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, which I very much appreciate. It addresses authorised push payment fraud and would require the tech companies whose platforms are host to this fraud to share in the reimbursement of...

My Lords, let me address Amendment 17 in my name, which is also signed by the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, which I very much appreciate. It addresses authorised push payment fraud and would require the tech companies whose platforms are host to this fraud to share in the reimbursement of...