Speeches by Sobel.

“I have long called in this House for the proscription of the IRGC. Last year, the Joint Committee on Human Rights, on which I sit, undertook an inquiry into transnational repression, which found that Iran was one of the most flagrant perpetrators of transnational repression globally. The IRGC uses proxy criminal networ…”

“The Government have produced a global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security report, and I support the call by my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) for the analysis to be released in full. The information already in the public domain warns about the exact cumulative heatwa…”

“I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests with regard to my visit to Palestine with Yachad. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing the debate and for her exemplary argument, among the many given by colleagues. I have always supported a …”

“I am proud that my constituency has the largest population of Jewish students in the country. I was a Jewish student at the University of Leeds, as were my parents. We have had a Hillel house for over 70 years. It provides kosher accommodation for five young, vulnerable, isolated students on the edge of the campus. In …”

“Absolutely. If one looks at the geography of Indonesia and its different sized islands, such as Sumatra, New Guinea or Borneo, and the evolution of species on those islands over millions of years, that is what created these unique animal and plant species, which are found nowhere else in the world. The Indonesian Gover…”

“Absolutely. Unfortunately, that follows a history of 60 years of extrajudicial killings and internal displacement in what are, and have traditionally been, very thickly forested areas. The island of New Guinea, which includes Papua New Guinea, is the world’s third largest rainforest. Modern technologies, which we have …”

“As you have made clear, Sir Jeremy, I have a little time, so I start, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on West Papua, by dedicating my speech to our former vice-chair, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, who passed away recently. He was a fervent supporter of West Papua and, as I am sure my right hon. Friend the …”

“I was also delighted to see today that that announcement has been made. Is my hon. Friend aware that the five-year delay in passing the regulations has meant that imports totalling 54,000 hectares of tropical forests have happened? That is an area the size of Leeds.”

“Absolutely. If one looks at the geography of Indonesia and its different sized islands, such as Sumatra, New Guinea or Borneo, and the evolution of species on those islands over millions of years, that is what created these unique animal and plant species, which are found nowhere else in the world. The Indonesian Gover…”

“As you have made clear, Sir Jeremy, I have a little time, so I start, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on West Papua, by dedicating my speech to our former vice-chair, Lord Harries of Pentregarth, who passed away recently. He was a fervent supporter of West Papua and, as I am sure my right hon. Friend the …”

“Absolutely. Unfortunately, that follows a history of 60 years of extrajudicial killings and internal displacement in what are, and have traditionally been, very thickly forested areas. The island of New Guinea, which includes Papua New Guinea, is the world’s third largest rainforest. Modern technologies, which we have …”

“I was also delighted to see today that that announcement has been made. Is my hon. Friend aware that the five-year delay in passing the regulations has meant that imports totalling 54,000 hectares of tropical forests have happened? That is an area the size of Leeds.”

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“I also wish to mention amendment 3, tabled by the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith). If a country cannot guarantee a fair trial, how can we think that, for any reason and at any time, we could disclose data that could result in an unfair conviction? That undermines our whole ide…”

““more serious and less predictable than at any time since the cold war.””

“If implemented, the new clause would require data centre operators to maintain technical infrastructure, secure communications, and hold “regular emergency exercises” to ensure that powers can be used quickly and effectively. It would also mandate regular parliamentary reports on the causes and potential causes of AI s…”

“New clause 12, entitled “‘Last-resort’ powers in respect of data centres and AI models”, would ensure that the Government could intervene in the case of an emergency caused by”

“that can cause large-scale harm. It is well recognised that today the UK finds itself in a new threat landscape, which poses unprecedented security challenges. As per the strategic defence review, we face threats that are”

“The new clause would bake in robust checks and balances to constrain Government overreach. It would require parliamentary reporting within seven days of any direction, followed by a debate in each House at the earliest opportunity. It would require a High Court review, so that any operator served with a direction has a…”

“Given the importance of data centres, and the speed of development of AI systems, should the Secretary of State not hold last-resort powers to hit the kill switch—the big red button—to direct a shutdown of data centres or AI systems deployed at significant scale, in the event of an AI security or operational emergency?…”