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HANSARDYoung People: Government PolicyGoing back to the report the Question relates to, housing did come up as one of the key issues, and the cost of being able to afford somewhere to live. Obviously, it is not just…31 Oct 2024HANSARDYoung People: Government PolicyWe are planning to introduce votes for 16 and 17 year-olds because they can work, pay tax and serve the country in the Armed Forces. We think it therefore stands that they should…31 Oct 2024HANSARDYoung People: Government PolicyI was not aware that it was available to young people in Prague, but I welcome that point. The role of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme in opening up activities to young…31 Oct 2024HANSARDYoung People: Government PolicyI do not want to pre-empt the work that the Secretary of State is going to do, working with young people. I recognise from my own family the deep concern young people have about…31 Oct 2024HANSARDCommunity and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Morgan of Drefelin for securing this excellent debate on such an important topic, not just for my department but for society as a whole. She…31 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsI find the outrage from Opposition Members to be in the category of faux outrage. As I said earlier, the Speaker’s comments were heard by Ministers across the Government, and…30 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsMy Lords, I repeat that we take our obligations to Parliament seriously. I do not think that most of what was in the Budget was pre-briefed. This Budget makes difficult choices on…30 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsI do not recognise the scenario that the noble Baroness presents. As the Minister for the Cabinet Office said yesterday, we take this extremely seriously. We are going to shortly…30 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsThis party and the Government understand our obligations to Parliament and take them extremely seriously, but I note the noble Lord’s points. As the Minister for the Cabinet…30 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsMy Lords, the Government take their obligations to Parliament extremely seriously. As the Minister for the Cabinet Office said in the other place yesterday, the Speaker’s comments…30 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsI agree with the noble Lord on markets and I am sure that, in the other place, previous Chancellors from previous Governments might feel that they would have been better placed…30 Oct 2024HANSARDMinisterial Code: Policy AnnouncementsWe do. To anybody who watched that Budget and who had not been involved in its development and thought that they knew every single detail that was announced in the Chancellor’s…30 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesThe sports councils’ guidance recognises the need for solutions for different sports, reflecting the points that the noble Baroness raised. It found two diametrically opposed…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesThe noble Lord raises a matter that I assume is also subject to considerable speculation in the media and is, I suggest, a matter for a Commons Whip and not a Lords Whip.29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesI agree that it does not feel particularly helpful for your Lordships’ House to be debating a matter that is based on speculation rather than on fact. Ultimately, it is up to the…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesI do not believe I have said anything to suggest that we would go against the IOC on this one. In relation to the international governance of boxing, a new international…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesAbsolutely. I wholeheartedly join the noble Lord in congratulating all those who were successful in their respective sports during the summer.29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesI agree with the noble Baroness that social media is not an appropriate way of assessing athletes’ eligibility to participate in sports. Our sports councils have produced guidance…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesI will repeat the reason why the Government have not had any discussions with the IOC, the BOA or the boxing authorities about this highly speculative report that my noble…29 Oct 2024HANSARDOlympics and Paralympics: Competitors in Female CategoriesIt is for international federations to determine the rules for their sports at the international level. The Government have had no discussions with the IOC, the BOA or the boxing…29 Oct 2024