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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am not quite clear what the noble Lord means. As he rightly said, that includes the Bill, which will be voted on later—soon, I expect. Secondly, there will be a vote on the…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I omitted to say that I am very grateful to all noble Lords on all sides of the House for staying so long. For the avoidance of doubt, we are not taking the rest of the…04 Sept 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am pleased to say that we have concluded our usual channels conversations. Subject to confirmation by the Leader of the Opposition, we have agreed that consideration…04 Sept 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, welcome back. I hope noble Lords had a relaxing break. With the leave of the House, I will now make a business statement. As this is my first appearance at the Dispatch…03 Sept 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I am grateful for the questions and comments. I agree with my noble friend Lord Hailsham that elective dictatorship is not a good thing. That implies that debate is…03 Sept 2019HANSARDArrangement of BusinessI did not say it was not essential. What I said was that I have been informed that all essential pre-Brexit business has been passed. However, as it is in the House of Commons, I…03 Sept 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]I am very grateful to the noble Lord, and I agree with everything he said. It is important that we get this right for Birmingham and the West Midlands. It is also important for…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]I ought to correct the noble Lord for the record. Glasgow certainly hosted the Commonwealth Games, but London had the Olympic Games. I am not trying to show him up; it is…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. Of course, we will continue to have discussions with advertising stakeholders. As I think I have made clear throughout the passage of…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, we had an interesting debate in Committee regarding the delegated powers in this Bill and whether certain powers should be subject to the draft affirmative procedure…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, the Government have listened carefully to the issues regarding Clause 24 raised by noble Lords during previous stages of the Bill and to the comments of the DPRRC. I am…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I did not expect to enjoy a debate on raising tax but it was very entertaining. I thought that the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Griffiths, put their case very…24 Jul 2019