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HANSARDUK and EU Trade: Arts and Creative IndustriesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that we have been giving those bureaucrats who like designing red tape an absolute charter to have a field day on this? When will they give us a…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, we now come to one of those wonderful issues where we have something in place that works, which this Bill will remove, and that is the protection provided by Sport…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillClearly, my noble friend has heard me often enough. The best playing fields are in nice, urban environments where people can get to them. Effectively, you have a greenfield site,…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is the answer that I expected: “There’s a process in place that’s going to take care of this and look at it, because we’re basically nice people, we’re going to do…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, real money has been put to real effect in planning disasters throughout my adult life. It is a case of making sure that you get someone who understands what this means…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the Minister for that undertaking; I will take him up on it. I have to say I also support the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett. We have to get this right…11 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I will attempt to sum up this very diverse group—10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, second time lucky. This is a very diverse group of amendments and there are one or two that certainly caught my eye. First, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, it is said that, if you have all-party support on education in the House of Lords, you should probably run with it. We have it on this occasion. There is a major part of…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I say, briefly, that these seem to be incredibly sensible amendments, and I hope the Minister can accept them.10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, briefly, I support the noble Baronesses, Lady Grey-Thompson and Lady Sater, in saying that physical education is one of those things that we all decry and think somebody…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I draw the Committee’s attention to Amendment 441, which is tabled in my name. It is not the most elegant amendment that I have ever tabled, but it is designed to get…10 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, very briefly, what draws me to say something here is Amendment 446. It is an interesting idea that is inspired by academies, if you like. When you have a successful…10 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I rise to give a few words of support to my noble friend in sport Lord Moynihan—that is his expression, but I will use it today. Sporting activity is an incredibly…09 Sept 2025HANSARDChild Houses for Child Victims of Sexual AbuseMy Lords, to carry on in the same vein as the other question, it seems quite clear that you have to work across departments which often bump into Chinese walls. Do we have a…09 Sept 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025: ImplementationMy Lords, can the Government give us further reassurance that they will not only look at the body they have created and make sure that it is functioning quickly but give it the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, this group is about gathering information, and I am struck by certain things. Are we collecting the right type of information? Are we ignoring other information? I was…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, we are doing things in a slightly unconventional way today, but I agree that it is probably in order. These amendments come down to the use of information. I would hope…02 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, this is probably not an interest that I have to declare under the rules of the House, but it is relevant. I am a trustee of the…02 Sept 2025