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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this has been one of those slightly odd debates. One thing that we have established is that it is complicated—“We are not quite sure what it should do; we think it is…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I believe that the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, wanted to come in.15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]15 Jul 2021HANSARDPolicing: European Championship FinalMy Lords, it is easy enough to condemn these actions, but it is quite clear that there was a breakdown in intelligence on the part of the police force and that the stewarding…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPolicing: European Championship FinalTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the policing of the 2020 UEFA European Championship final on 11 July.15 Jul 2021HANSARDNational LotteryMy Lords, I thank the Minister for saying that there will not be that radical a change to the lottery, but can we look at making sure that sport is seen as something that actively…14 Jul 2021HANSARDRacism in SportWhile thanking the Minister for her assurances, can she tell us now exactly what the duties of the online platforms which carried the abuse will be under the new Bill? What…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEarly Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, the more that I have thought about the Motion of the noble Lord, Lord Watson, who did a pretty good job in assessing what is happening, the more I cannot see why we are…13 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a little sooner than I expected. I put my name down to speak on this because, as the Government have said, this is a framework Bill. Governments like framework…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is one of those debates when everybody has said and everybody is going to agree with everybody, so let try to do it in as precised a way as possible. Before, I do,…06 Jul 2021HANSARDHigher Education Cheating Services Prohibition Bill [HL]My Lords, my noble friend Lord Storey—I am not saying this just because he is my noble friend—has introduced more or less a perfectly delivered Private Member’s Bill. He has…25 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismMy Lords, when you are starting to talk about tourism and you have only one minute and 45 seconds left, you think it is best to concentrate on one thing. The thing I would like us…24 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeMy Lords, will the Minister undertake to look at how information is disseminated on this? The fact that there have been leaks before it has come out officially does not help…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, the amendment in my name suggests that the Government should be talking to other bits of government when creating policy. Its wording might go back to some earlier bits…23 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Trust Funds: People with a Learning DisabilityMy Lords, we have been going at this for a while. Would the Minister agree that a parent who has filled one of these trust funds for someone who is now a young adult should be…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEuropean Football Championships: TravelMy Lords, will the Minister tell us how many of the delegates coming here have been fully vaccinated? Surely that is a fact that we should know before we make any other decisions.21 Jun 2021HANSARDEnvironment BillMy Lords, it does not seem that long ago that we discussed these types of issues on the Agriculture Bill. My noble friend is a skilled and subtle operator in Parliament and did…21 Jun 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, this is one of those debate where I feel a degree of sympathy for the Minister, not only because she was nice about me when she started speaking, but because she may…15 Jun 2021HANSARDSudden Adult Death SyndromeMy Lords, will the Government undertake that when all elite-level athletes go through routine medical checks, they are actually checked for this condition? That would not only…09 Jun 2021