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HANSARDFootball: RacismBefore I reply to the noble Baroness’s question, I am sure the House will join me in congratulating her—she is wincing—on her incredibly well-deserved lifetime achievement award…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball: RacismMy Lords, racism and all forms of discrimination have no place in football or society. We must confront this vile behaviour. Last February, the Government brought together…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball: RacismI thank the noble Lord for his question. He raises important points about diversity across all levels and all roles within the game. For the benefit of Chelsea fans, yesterday I…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball: RacismI understand the urgency in the noble Lord’s question and encourage him to look at the FA’s website—I am sure he knows it better than I do—which has excellent links to education…16 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball: RacismI will comment on my noble friend’s final remark first. I can only agree with him. Each of us individually has to take responsibility for the language we use and put ourselves in…16 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, for this amendment, which seeks to add additional scrutiny to the data adequacy assessment process by…15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillYes, I can confirm that.15 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillAs the noble Baroness understands very well, the adequacy discussions will be broader than strictly personal data and data protection, and will cover these issues. It will be our…15 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365On my noble friend’s first point, I repeat that that will be part of the review. On the conversation directly with Bet365, I will need to check. When my honourable friend was…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My noble friend had an even more interesting career at the Home Office than I imagined. We have announced that there will be a review of the Gambling Act. My honourable friend the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365My Lords, with the leave of your Lordships, I will repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question asked earlier today in another place. The Answer is as follows: “Mr Speaker, recent…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The Government have taken the issue of grass-roots sport very seriously and recently announced more than £500 million of investment in exactly that.09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The Government are going to try to tackle that. There is wide acknowledgement that the gambling regulations were set up for an analogue age. We are now in a digital age and the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365The noble Lord makes important points about the timing of all of this, and I acknowledge the important role that your Lordships’ House has played in bringing issues of problem…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I can only repeat that nothing is off the table in the review of the Act, so I would assume that exactly those issues of the gamblification—if that is a word—of sport and the…09 Jan 2020HANSARDFootball Association and Bet365I apologise, but I cannot give a definite date—but there is a clear sense of urgency.09 Jan 2020HANSARDShared Rural NetworkMy Lords, I understand that it is particularly in relation to the supply chain that we anticipate the involvement of other organisations. As regards there being a stick, there is…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI hear the noble Lord’s extremely valid concerns about the county of Cumbria. I cannot confirm 100% coverage from the Dispatch Box today, but I am happy to confirm that in…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI will try to clarify those issues for the noble Lord. This Statement is purely about mobile coverage in rural areas. The Government have made a number of other important…28 Oct 2019HANSARDShared Rural NetworkI thank my noble friend for her question. She describes the North York Moors as “super sparse”; I would say they were super beautiful when I was last there. On using the emergency…28 Oct 2019