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HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the noble Lord for his further questions. To cover the point about Openreach, the noble Lord will be aware that on 15 May the Financial Times suggested that BT was…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy noble friend makes an important point. It is something we keep constantly under review and I will take her comments back to my colleagues in the department, so that they are…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for his support and that of his colleagues for the Government’s work in this area; I thank all noble Lords in that…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the debate on this amendment and thank all noble Lords for their extraordinarily high-quality contributions. I particularly thank the noble…19 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartMy understanding is that it is up to the Scottish Premier League to agree with its member clubs the way forward, taking into account the particular opportunities and challenges…19 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartI will have to check for the noble Lord exactly what is publicly available. However, we have been working closely with the Chief Medical Officers for a range of sports, including…19 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartI echo what the noble Lord said in thanking local clubs very much for the work that they are currently doing in their local communities. The noble Lord is right that grass-roots…19 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartIt is the Football Authority’s responsibility to agree and finalise the details and to decide with its member clubs whether they go forward. The Government are doing everything we…19 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartI will start with the last point first. I know that in all the work my ministerial colleagues, including the Secretary of State, have done, there has been a real focus on making…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Fox, for tabling this amendment. The noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, asked for a positive and ambitious response—I think those…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the noble Lord for pressing this point. I cannot comment on the specifics of different layouts. As he noted, this is a very complicated area. We have tried to listen to…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for tabling the amendments, which would require a landlord to respond to the substantive point of the notice—that is, providing access. The…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Adonis, Lord Griffiths and Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, for tabling Amendments 15 and 16. As I have said several times in Committee, the…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank noble Lords for tabling Amendments 17 and 18. I will do my best to address the very valid points raised. I will clarify the intention of the amendments. Amendment 17 seeks…19 May 2020HANSARDPremier League: Project RestartThere is no intention of the Government seeing these dumped. However, certainly as regards football, it is the responsibility of the FA to oversee the grass-roots game. The…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillWhat I am saying is that we believe that we already have a fair system and that this could best be explored in the accompanying regulations. However, I will be happy to write to…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThe Government’s position is that there is fair access, in that any provider can apply for a Part 4A order of their own to deliver a service. Alternative operators have equal…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI shall answer that in two ways, if I may. Of course, I would be delighted to meet the noble Lord in conjunction with my noble friends Lord Ahmad and Lady Williams, and with the…19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank the noble Lord for his additional questions and I apologise to your Lordships. There is a certain irony in my signal not being quite strong enough for this Committee…19 May 2020HANSARDData Protection: Age-appropriate Design CodeThe noble Baroness has raised a good point. I will go back and review the guidance and perhaps I may then write to her with a response.18 May 2020