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HANSARDMedia Literacy (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Healy, and I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, on her leadership in producing this report by the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDEnterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Udny-Lister, who is an old friend and old colleague. I declare my interest as former editor of the Evening Standard ¸…22 Jul 2025HANSARDMusic Education: State SchoolsMy Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and I pay tribute to her for securing this debate. I declare my interest as chair and co-founder of the London…24 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I strongly support the amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, who presented them with compelling logic. I also congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady…11 Jun 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I speak to the intended purpose of the Bill, which includes improving the well-being of children, as given in subsection (1)(a) of the proposed new clause, and removing…20 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative ContentMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. As a former newspaper editor, I pay tribute briefly to one of the most outstanding journalists of our generation, who…15 May 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is an honour to speak in this debate. I declare my interest as a governor of the Shoreditch Park academy in Hackney. I will focus on the proposed measures that I…01 May 2025HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, and I congratulate him on the work that he does at IPSO, which is much appreciated by newspapers. I also…25 Apr 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 32 in the name of my noble friend Lord Blencathra. I will briefly add a rather personal perspective of antisemitism, which is absolutely central to…27 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 16 in the name of my noble friend Lord Strathcarron. I, too, am greatly in favour of a new Holocaust memorial in London—we all are—but the proposed…20 Mar 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I apologise to the Committee but this is my first intervention on the Bill. I declare my interest as a former chairman of Arts Council London. I rise to speak to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDRecruitment of TeachersMy Lords—06 Feb 2025HANSARDRecruitment of TeachersMy Lords, I do not think that the Minister has fully answered my noble friend’s question. Is it 6,500 more teachers by the end of this Parliament?06 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Monckton of Dallington Forest’s Amendment 31. My noble friend is a tireless and brave campaigner in the charity sector, and she has spoken…04 Feb 2025HANSARDBudget: Arts, Heritage and Cultural OrganisationsMy Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Sater for securing this important debate. I declare my interests as listed in the register. Arts organisations were so full of hope when…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTax Reliefs: Theatre, Orchestra and Museums and Galleries ExhibitionMy Lords, can the Minister tell us whether he recognises the vital role that the orchestra tax relief plays in the performing arts sector?15 Oct 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I speak in opposition to these amendments and will voice support for the repeal of Section 40, which is long overdue. I heard the attack of the noble Lord, Lord Watson,…22 May 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 67, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, and I congratulate her on all the hard work she has done to get to this point. I have not…13 Mar 2024HANSARDClassical MusicMy Lords, my noble friend will know that orchestras need a strong pipeline of talent. This will be achieved only when high-quality music education is available for all across all…07 Dec 2023HANSARDAccess to Musical Education in SchoolMy Lords, it is an immense pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Boateng. I congratulate him on securing the debate. I declare my interests as chair of the national plan for…18 Oct 2023