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HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, this Bill seeks to establish a framework that enables certain sporting events to benefit from the enhanced commercial protections needed to preserve the integrity of…21 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords.21 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, before the formal Third Reading of the Sporting Events Bill, I will now make a short statement on the position regarding legislative consent. As noble Lords will know,…21 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.21 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingI agree with my noble friend on how important our UK languages are. Keeping them alive is part of not just our history but our culture for the future, and it should matter to all…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingI am not sure that describing it as a residual service does justice to the work of the people working in Gaelic-speaking broadcasting. Historically, we have been clear that this…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingThat is a very detailed question and I may have to write to the noble Baroness. Through the charter review, we are trying to make sure that we have a really broad and healthy…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingIt is interesting, because I put that point to my officials. Noble Lords will need to wait and see as part of the charter review, but if people are campaigning for Scots to get…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingI agree with the noble Lord on the importance of Gaelic speakers to our national culture. However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to minority-language broadcasting models…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingMy Lords, the Government are clear about the vital role of Gaelic broadcasting: the BBC belongs to all of us and must reflect every community it serves. Charter review aims to put…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingIt is an interesting point. There is a statutory basis for Welsh broadcasting. Without undermining what we are trying to do in Wales, I refer noble Lords back to the fact that the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingI think there is, potentially, but we need to make sure that we do not assume that a one-size-fits-all approach works across the piece. I am happy to take suggestions back to the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingAs I made clear, we want the charter review to put broadcasting on a sustainable financial footing. I will speak to my colleague Ian Murray about the points the noble Lord raises.…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I will first speak to Amendments 15, 22, 29 and 34 tabled in my name. These are minor and technical and make clear that, where appropriate, more than one person may be…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak first to Amendments 15, 22, 29 and 34 tabled in my name. These are minor and technical and make it clear that, where appropriate, more than one person may…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026