Contributions
3,240 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, for tabling this amendment, and the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for moving it. The role and remit of the Intelligence and Security…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, for tabling the amendment and for giving me an opportunity to provide an update on the work of the Diversification Taskforce and…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillI tried to present the breadth and depth of approaches that the Government are taking to address this incredibly serious and complex problem. If I may borrow the word used by the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillI am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate and consideration of the Government’s ambitious diversification strategy. The amendment tabled by the…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillThis amendment seeks to clarify the definition of a public electronic communications network contained within Section 151 of the Communications Act 2003. I thank the noble Lord,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for tabling these amendments and for his very generous opening remarks. He reminds us that we must remain vigilant about current and…15 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryThe noble Earl makes a very interesting point. I know that all the lottery distributors pride themselves on their ability to reach deeply into communities and to make those local…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryThe noble Lord will be aware that we are planning to carry out a review of society lotteries, to which he refers. It will be an early check based on evidence to see whether the…14 Jul 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryI am not sure that I would agree with my noble friend and call affordability a fuss—I think that for once I may have a number of your Lordships on my side. Affordability is…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryThe Government reviewed all the evidence available and, based on that, concluded that to protect income for good causes and tax revenue for the Exchequer—which, obviously, is also…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryThis Government have been committed to supporting both elite and—in the case of the noble Lord’s remarks—grass-roots and community sport. I would be amazed if my colleagues in the…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryIt is obviously up to the National Lottery to decide those splits between larger and smaller grants, but I know from my recent conversations, particularly with the community fund,…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryI echo my noble friend’s reflection that the lottery distributors played an important part in responding to the pandemic and getting funding to organisations all around the…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryThe noble Lord is of course right that the pandemic has highlighted the importance of the nation’s health. He will be aware that health is one of the objectives of the National…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryMy Lords, since its launch in 1994, the National Lottery has been an unprecedented success, raising over £43 billion for community, arts, heritage and sports projects across the…14 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryMy Lords, I am happy to take the right reverend Prelate’s point back to colleagues in the department, but I hope that he will recognise the value of the work that the National…14 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportMy Lords, I take this opportunity to thank the England team, not only for what they achieved during the European Cup, but the manner in which they achieved it. It was a…13 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportI absolutely agree with the noble Lord about the appalling deluge of abuse that the players suffered. I have already, in response to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, set out exactly…13 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportMy noble friend is absolutely right. Social media companies follow every aspect of our lives and I think we are all surprised that they could not have anticipated better some of…13 Jul 2021