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HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersI am not sure that the company selling the Telegraph is unclear about the rules under which it is operating. We are allowing the company RedBird IMI to conduct the sale. DCMS…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersMy noble friend makes a really important point, particularly in this age when so many people find it difficult to know which media source to trust. A lot of people get their…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersThe noble Lord portrays a very bleak future in which we do not have the national newspapers of which so many of us are proud and about which noble Lords from across the House…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersThe noble Lord is right that the Prime Minister visited the UAE in December. I am not clear whether this issue was raised, but I am clear that we will continue to do whatever we…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersMy noble friend makes a really valid point. Yesterday we spoke about Gaza and the horrendous number of journalists and media workers who have died in the course of that conflict.…05 Mar 2025HANSARDTelegraph NewspapersThe noble Lord has clearly been engaged in this issue for some time. One of the really valuable things that we have in your Lordships’ House is this Question Time, and I have no…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageI should like to be clear that there is absolutely no place for and should be no tolerance of anti-Semitism, whether in the BBC or elsewhere in society: it is a stain on our…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageMy Lords, it is right that the BBC is conducting a thorough investigation into what happened and who knew what, when. I will not prejudge the outcome of the BBC’s investigation.…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageFirst, this incident is clearly very serious and, secondly, we expect that high standard of journalism. It is why the BBC has traditionally been a trusted source of news, both in…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageThe unfortunate matter at stake here is that the whole issue of shining a light has been muddied by really unacceptable failures in this instance. Clearly, the BBC has a duty to…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageThe noble Lord makes the really important point that, when we get these incidents, it can be hugely demoralising for people who are working hard to get that accurate, impartial…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageThe BBC’s complaints process, in the sense that it is BBC first, is intended to make sure that there is an element of independence from the parts of the organisation that are…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageThe right reverend Prelate highlights the point that the Secretary of State herself has asked for clarity on: the BBC policy on translations and how a decision over translation of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageMy noble friend makes a really important point. I go back to the point about needing clarity on whether the issues in this instance, and wider issues, are a failure of governance,…04 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 3, Schedule 1, Clauses 4 to 5, Schedule 2, Clauses 6 to 9, Schedule 3,…26 Feb 2025HANSARDGambling Levy Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 and 10 December 2024 be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (s pecial…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, I beg to move en bloc the two Motions standing in his name on the Order Paper.13 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-EU RelationsI am quite proud of the position we are taking on defence in Europe. I am unclear why I should apologise for it. I refer noble Lords to the very clear message from the Defence…13 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 December 2024 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 12 February.13 Feb 2025HANSARDUK-EU RelationsI am not going to give a blow-by-blow account of ongoing discussions. In relation to my noble and learned friend Lord Hermer’s presence, or otherwise, in your Lordships’ House, I…13 Feb 2025