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HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I draw attention to my interests as in the register, and I thank all those who have sent briefing notes. I do not think any of us underestimates the scale of what we…01 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my registered interests. Most notably, I am president of the Local Government Association and a board member of the National Academy for…17 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Women’s SportsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and also the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, for today’s debate. I would like to draw noble Lords’ attention to my entry in the…17 Nov 2022HANSARDHer Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIMy Lords, I wish to pay my deepest respects to the extraordinary life of Her Majesty the Queen. Her unstinting support and knowledge of the sporting landscape was formidable. She…09 Sept 2022HANSARDRegulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my registered interests, including a number of sporting and youth interests in the sector.20 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare an interest as the president of the Local Government Association, and I have a number of other interests in this area. I know that my noble friend Lord…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to Amendment 167, in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, and my noble friend Lord Aberdare. I draw your Lordships’…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 171Z on mandatory reporting. This is an area I am very interested in, having started my career in a sports setting, not least because I…22 Jun 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillMy Lords, I very much welcome the Second Reading of this British Sign Language Bill. I admit that it was quite an emotional moment when the Lord Speaker announced that it was…25 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I have spoken numerous times about my opposition to assisted suicide for many different reasons. It is not, for me, about the sanctity of life. Not everybody who…16 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I draw your attention to my interests: I am chair of ukactive, and I have a number of interests in this area. I also sat on the Lords Select Committee. I too am not…16 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I declare my interests: I am the president of the Local Government Association and, when in London, I stay in a block of flats. I have a number of amendments in this…21 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I draw your Lordships’ attention to my declaration of interests: I am chair of ukactive and a board member of the National Academy for Social Prescribing, and I also sat…04 Feb 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, I, too, welcome the Bill. I am not a housing expert, but I have been motivated to speak in this debate due to the significant number of disabled people who have been in…02 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I speak in support of Amendment 289 in the names of my noble friends Lady Greengross, Lady Watkins, Lady Finlay and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle.…31 Jan 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I want to react very briefly to one comment that has been made in debate tonight, which is the issue flagged by my noble friend Lady Wheatcroft. It is something that is…26 Jan 2022HANSARDChina: GenocideMy Lords, I apologise if it looked as though I was not in my place for the opening speech of my noble friend Lord Alton. I was merely sitting in a different place. I draw noble…25 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Wasserman, for tabling this amendment, to which my name is attached, and for very clearly explaining it. I also thank the noble Baroness,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I assure my noble friend Lord Russell of Liverpool that I intend to be brief. I speak to Amendment 219A, to which my name is attached. Sadly, as the noble Baroness, Lady…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I start by drawing your attention to my entry in the register of interests. I speak in today’s debate as an atheist, a disabled person and someone who has watched both…22 Oct 2021