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HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I would not normally intervene. However, I was clear that we are going to introduce a draft Bill and will introduce legislation in due course, so I feel the noble Lord is going…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, for tabling these amendments. I am grateful to him for taking an interest in the Bill, and it is genuinely good to see the noble Lord back…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham and Lord Holmes of Richmond, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Evans of Bowes Park, Lady Bonham-Carter of…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords, Lord Foster of Bath and Lord Addington, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, for tabling these amendments. I also thank the noble Lords…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham and Lord Fuller, for these amendments, and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for speaking to this group. I also…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lords, Lord Addington, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, Lord Markham, Lord Fuller and Lord Holmes of Richmond, for their amendments. Amendment 38, tabled by the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for their amendments. Amendments 15 and 26 seek…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Lady Evans of Bowes Park and Lady Grey-Thompson, for these amendments and for…22 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsWe are working through negotiations. I am not going to give a running commentary on negotiations from the Dispatch Box, not least as they are not ones that I am leading myself. We…04 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Arts BankMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lord John of Southwark—if anybody was in any doubt as to why he took the place designation of Southwark, I…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsI think your Lordships’ House will be clear from the previous times we have debated this issue that it is complex. We are working hard on continuing the reset of our relations…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsThe Government recognise the importance of strong cultural exchange between the UK and the EU. On 24 March, the Minister for Creative Industries co-led the first UK-European…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsAs I mentioned in an earlier response, Minister Murray co-chaired the first UK-European Commission high-level meeting on culture. One priority for his work in this area is…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsThe UK has made a number of arrangements with non-EU countries that are possible because we have been outside the EU, as part of our work on that since Brexit, so there are…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsAs my noble friend Lord Hanson made clear, the creative industries are a key sector for this Government. Supporting touring artists is a government manifesto commitment and we…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsThese are complex negotiations, but we will continue to engage with the EU and member states to explore solutions that improve mobility arrangements for touring across Europe. We…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsMy noble friend makes a valid and topical point, because in the past week there has been some publicity around some of the destruction wrought on Ukraine’s cultural landmarks.…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesI would like to think that, in this country, whichever Government are in power—obviously, I would hope that they were this Government —would put the fans at the heart of…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesI am not aware of any particular issues with visas. That falls firmly within the FCDO’s parameters, and it does most of the liaison with overseas countries on major sporting…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]Maybe we can come back to that in Committee, as we do not think it does. It is more like the normal practice of people reselling them through, which I have done. I will not…03 Jun 2026