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HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1I thank the noble Baroness for sharing her story and put on record our thanks to Ferrari for making sure that she did not get stranded. I think we can see that our collective…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1Formula 1’s 75th birthday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the sport’s long history in the UK. Formula 1 is a British success story, with seven out of 10 teams based here,…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1My Lords, all Members of your Lordships’ House will appreciate that Formula 1 is highly regulated on health and safety and wider issues. We will explore appropriate governance…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1My Lords, I was born in 1979, so that would be a challenge. I thank and celebrate the noble Lord for his work with grands prix and for ensuring, with his work then, that grands…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1I fully echo the noble Lord’s comments on Formula 1 as a British success story and completely agree with him about the accessibility of Silverstone. When I did a track day at…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1My Lords, I would be more than happy to meet the Racing Steps Foundation charity to discuss options or arrange for the Minister for Sport to meet them. In terms of celebrating the…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1I think we are all proving to have our own teams today. Personally, I started with Damon Hill. Formula E is a significant development. We have seen the wider Formula 1 pipeline…12 Dec 2024HANSARD75th Anniversary of Formula 1The noble Lord raises a very good point. One of the roles of Formula 1 has been as a driver for cultural change, whether in health and safety, as it has developed safer cars, or…12 Dec 2024HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025That the draft Order laid before the House on 28 October be approved.10 Dec 2024HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025I thank the noble Lords for their contributions and for the short, sharp nature of our debate in your Lordships’ House. I have been asked a series of questions. I hope to answer…10 Dec 2024HANSARDScotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to debate this order, which is a result of collaborative working between the UK and Scottish Governments. This order comes following…10 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesMy Lords, I thank my noble friend and put on record my personal thanks for the support that he has given me since I took on these responsibilities, as well as for the work that he…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement on the legacy of the Troubles made in another place last night by my right honourable friend the Secretary of…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesThere were lots of questions. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Caine, and the noble Baroness, Lady Suttie, for their constructive response to this Statement. I will attempt to address…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI thank the noble Baroness for her constructive engagement on this issue and for how generous she has truly been with her time with me and the Secretary of State. I look forward…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI thank the noble Lord for his questions and his ongoing engagement, and for the support that he has given me in recent months as I have tried to get to grips with some of these…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI thank my noble friend both for his question and for his generous mentoring of me since we came into government. I am in awe of the work he did when he was Secretary of State and…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI thank my noble friend for her support and for the question. We are clear that the remedial order tabled yesterday is a first step in delivering on our manifesto commitment but,…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI thank the noble Lord. I will write to him on matters pertaining to the Dillon appeal and the Supreme Court. Many things are in my gift, but that is not one, in terms of timing.…05 Dec 2024HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Legacy of the TroublesI will take this opportunity to thank the noble Lord for his service. I can only imagine the things he saw when he served. The support that he and all colleagues in Northern…05 Dec 2024