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HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]Can I come to that later? I certainly will bear that in mind. My officials have made the Birmingham Organising Committee and the Commonwealth Games Federation aware of the issues…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful for the opportunity to discuss these amendments and for noble Lords’ constructive comments. I should say right at the beginning that I have been…24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]24 Jul 2019HANSARDSmall-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019That the draft Order laid before the House on 20 June be approved.23 Jul 2019HANSARDSmall-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019My Lords, the order that we are debating today will facilitate a new approach to open up broadcasting on terrestrial digital radio to more than 300 existing community stations and…23 Jul 2019HANSARDSmall-scale Radio Multiplex and Community Digital Radio Order 2019My Lords, I am very grateful for all noble Lords’ comments. I detected a general approval of the order. It provides a benefit to the country, allowing stations specific to local…23 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesMy Lords, the Government’s response to the consultation on society lottery reform was published two days ago, on 16 July. As set out in the Gambling Act 2005, all society…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesFirst, I am very grateful to the noble Lord. I assure him that nobody is more amazed than I am that I have survived for three years. Moving on to society lotteries, it is right…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesThere is of course already a difference between the National Lottery and society lotteries on that. The National Lottery has no minimum amount going to good causes and no limits.…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesI am sure that more could be done. I will certainly take that suggestion away. The interesting statistic is that 55% of people who buy society lottery tickets are motivated by…18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesI agree—life is a lottery.18 Jul 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesThe noble Lord is right: we stressed in the reforms that we would preserve the unique status of the National Lottery. That is why we did not raise the annual sales limit by as…18 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaMy noble and learned friend is right. I agree that it is the responsibility of sovereign countries to enforce their own gambling laws. Certainly, as I think I said in my opening…17 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaI certainly agree that that is an interesting suggestion, particularly the bit about chief executives taking responsibility for the companies. I would not go so far as to say that…17 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaThe code has made significant progress, and this is in response to evidence, when it appears. If there is evidence that there is a problem, the Gambling Commission will look at…17 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaI completely understand the worries behind the noble Baroness’s Question. It is important that companies obey the law, but I do not understand why she thinks the Government are…17 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaMy Lords, the Gambling Commission expects operators which it licenses to obey the law in other jurisdictions in which they operate. It is first and foremost for the Kenyan…17 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaI was suggesting that that would be a change to the existing arrangements and that I do not think it right to suggest a change in the criminal law from the Dispatch Box without…17 Jul 2019HANSARDGambling: Children in AfricaI do not completely agree with the noble Lord. I agree that they have social responsibility and must protect not only their own good name but that of football, which is an asset…17 Jul 2019