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HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorI am pleased that, despite the potential distractions around the process, there is pretty much universal support for David Kogan and the incredible range of skills and experience…18 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorI could not agree more with my noble friend. He highlights a number of clubs that have gone through an incredibly difficult time. We are pleased that we have now made it through…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I will add that point to the list of questions I send to Ofcom, and as I said, I shall share the response I get from Ofcom with noble Lords. The other point that the noble Lord,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Independent Productions) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Broadcasting (Independent Productions) Regulations 2025.18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Absolutely. I will get in touch with Ofcom about the noble Lord’s point, which was well made. As somebody who has spent a large part of my life in London and the south-east, the…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I think I am right in saying that despite the lack of numbers in Grand Committee today, this has been an important and useful debate with interesting points made. I am…18 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorI have huge respect for the noble Lord and quite regularly agree with points that he makes in this House; I simply cannot agree with this point.18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, in moving this Motion, I shall also speak to the Broadcasting (Independent Productions) Regulations 2025. I am pleased to be speaking to these regulations, which were…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Broadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.18 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationIt is important to recognise that a whole inquiry and its machinery are looking at the effectiveness of particular measures. The next module publication will be within a couple of…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationI will write to the noble Lord on his important point.13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationI am happy to meet the noble Lord to discuss this issue on a national level. I appreciate that he was asking about public health officials at a local level, but we have been…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationThe noble Lord raises a really important point. A number of noble Lords will be aware that I had the privilege to work on the response in London. People who I was working with, at…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationThe Government are clear that the impact of Covid-19 should never be forgotten. I echo the noble Baroness in quoting the evidence given to the commission in terms of everybody…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationMy Lords, I am pleased that today the Government have published their response to the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration, setting out plans to mark this period in our nation’s…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationEnsuring that the UK is prepared for a future pandemic is absolutely a top priority for the Government. We are embedding lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic, including the…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationEnsuring that the UK is prepared for a future pandemic is a top priority for this Government. We are already embedding lessons from Covid-19 within our pandemic preparedness. I…13 Nov 2025HANSARDCovid-19 Pandemic: CommemorationI thank the right reverend Prelate for the leadership that she showed in London during the pandemic. Rebuilding trust is clearly important but is potentially for a wider…13 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipThe Secretary of State said yesterday that she has voiced her concerns about the overwhelming concentration of the media industry being from one background and in one region. The…12 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipI probably need to declare an interest as somebody who, as a child, watched the noble Baroness on the BBC. I have huge respect for her work and for the work of the children’s BBC,…12 Nov 2025