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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for his amendments in this group. As the Minister for Gambling, I acknowledge the importance of monitoring the impact of gambling…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, for his passion for heraldry and the interesting discussions we have had on this topic in Committee and afterwards. The Government…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, again for his engagement on this matter and for his amendment. We genuinely do not think that this matter is trivial but we do believe that…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for raising this issue on Report and giving us the opportunity to discuss it further. I also thank him for his very kind words and, not…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank noble Lords for their contributions to the group. It is an issue that we have discussed at length throughout the Bill’s passage through this House. I for one thank noble…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am not sure I have many original thoughts either, although I will try to address the points raised during the debate, starting with Amendments 12 and 13 in the name of the noble…11 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, with apologies for interrupting the noble Earl, I want to draw noble Lords’ attention to the subjects coming up for debate in later groups and remind them to try to…10 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsI am unclear whether I can respond as to how the Louvre is going to do this in practice. I understand that it has a way of checking eligibility. The decision in respect to the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsThe introduction of universal free admission to national museums and galleries was a landmark policy of the previous Labour Government which we do not currently have any plans to…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsDCMS is committed to working in partnership with councils and local leaders so that residents’ needs are met, but we are also reviewing wider funding structures and addressing…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsAs the noble Lord is aware, this Government are very supportive of the memorial. It is an MHCLG scheme, and I will have to write to the noble Lord following Questions. He will…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsI find myself having to defend giving good news to your Lordships’ House. I will have to write to the noble Lord on the specific VAT rule that he referred to.06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsFunding for national museums supports museums and sites across London. The noble Baroness is correct that a large number of these museums are in London, but we do have national…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsThere are an awful lot of hypotheticals in this debate. I go back to my initial point that this Government do not currently have any plans to charge for entry to museums and…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsI am happy to write to the right reverend Prelate with the specifics. It is really welcome that people can go into places of worship for quiet reflection as well as to see the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsI agree with the caution that the noble Lord expressed. We would have to consider a whole range of issues. This is not to say that we are not always looking at how we can bring…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Admission Charges for Non-UK ResidentsAs I said in my initial Answer, we currently have no plans to charge for entry to national museums, but the noble Lord is right about what happens when people visit those museums,…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersThe public interest intervention notice on the Telegraph sale that was issued by the previous Government is still in place. This means that the Culture Secretary has to make…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersI hear the frustration from the noble Baroness. I know she has been campaigning on this for some time. The Government have not issued a foreign state influence notice because…05 Mar 2025