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HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I would just like to thank the Minister for listening when these issues were raised, I think by me. The Delegated Powers committee report on that raised a real point and…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I come in as a tail-end Charlie on this. On the subject of disability, no matter the Long Title of the Bill, the positive experience of London 2012 hangs over it; it was…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesI thank the Minister for his reply. Does he accept that when we speak about lotteries, we speak about “the” National Lottery? Indeed, in a Statement on Tuesday, he repeatedly…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that lottery providers who operate on a national basis, other than the National Lottery, spend a minimum of 25 per…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries RegulationMy Lords, on these Benches we welcome the Statement and much of the direction of travel on this. It may not be the way that we would do it, but it is certainly not something on…16 Jul 2019HANSARDChildhood ObesityMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that activity is an important part of tackling obesity? We have had some wonderful examples of sporting success in women’s football, cricket,…15 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, on Amendment 14, I am afraid that steroid abuse is growing in this country, not just among professional athletes but generally among the population and the lower tiers…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, has gone through a list of every element of ticketing in previous events that went wrong or is being questioned, the Olympics probably…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]I oppose Clause 24 standing part of the Bill. This is the fault of the Delegated Powers Committee because its most recent report, the 58th report of the current Session, starts…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, this is a case of great minds thinking a somebody-else thought. I have an amendment in this group to which the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, has added his name and it was…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. The fact remains that we would like to know who is going to deliver this. There is a plan and we agree that, without a plan, we would…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I have a small amendment in this group which is an amendment to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths, and others. When we started this process and…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I touched on the issue of disability in the previous group of amendments and this is an opportunity to file it down. After his speech the noble Lord can be forgiven for…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, is this an undertaking by the department to make sure that Ministers will be available? As wonderful as the noble Lord is, apparently there will be a change of…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I received a briefing on this subject from the Sports and Recreation Alliance. The future of sports betting is an interesting topic. I will be interested to hear what…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, before the Minister launches off to fight with his own Treasury bat, I just want to say that amendments such as this are very attractive, especially for a party that…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, we should have grouped this with the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, because that is a very similar—if equally reassuring—answer. With that, I beg leave to…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, at this point it might be convenient if I speak to Amendment 10, which could probably have been grouped with Amendment 9, since it deals with very similar issues. It…09 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I just made my main speech on Amendment 10. To reiterate what I said, it is about having a report based on our knowledge from the number of events that we have run. I…09 Jul 2019