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HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsOf course, the noble Lord is right. Not only community radio but commercial radio has seen a massive increase since 2010, when the current regime was bought in. But according to…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsMy Lords, the Government support a strong and vibrant radio sector encompassing the BBC, commercial and community radio, providing the widest possible choice for listeners. We…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiTo pick up on one of my noble friend’s points, there is absolutely no question of inviting Huawei into this area; it is here already, and has been for 15 years. The issue is to…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiI cannot answer for the Chinese Government, but I am sure there are many examples where they have given contracts to UK industry. We must remember that potential IT and…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiMy Lords, I completely agree with the noble Lord that any leak from the National Security Council is a disgrace. Obviously it should not happen. On what is happening about that, I…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiI assure the House that I do not feel certain about many things. But seriously, my noble friend has a point. However, one should not be led into a false sense of reassurance by…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiTo pick up on the noble Lord’s first point, I do not place a huge amount of importance on the Chinese law that he referred to, which requires companies to co-operate with the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiThe noble Lord is exactly right. As I said, this is not just about one country. The National Security Council looks at all these issues. The problem with a global network such as…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I will repeat the Answer to an Urgent Question made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for DCMS in another place earlier…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsThat is exactly why, as I just said, stations have to have locally made content.25 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsThe legislation to which my noble friend refers gave the definition of localness to Ofcom, which is the independent regulator. After 10 years, it has updated it to take account of…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsThe basic issue is that commercial analogue radio faces an enormous challenge from digital services, both online and terrestrial. The changes that have been made by Ofcom to…25 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansNo, it is not a bad dream. However, it is more complicated than the noble Lord portrays. First, the records that were destroyed were not originals. The originals remain with the…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansMy Lords, the Government recognise the importance of maintaining a record of the UK’s landscape heritage. The National Lottery Heritage Fund will make available on request a list…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansThe noble Lord paid tribute to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for supporting landscape projects. It has given more than £1.1 billion to more than 13,000 landscape projects…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansThe National Archives has talked to bodies such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund to make sure that they can make arrangements in future so that there is a single point of…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansAs I mentioned earlier, the fund has offered to compile a list of the 1,300 park and garden projects for which conservation management plans might have been produced, although it…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansThe Government have not been in touch with the 1,300 grantees but, as I said, the fund is producing a list of the 500 to 600 for which conservation management plans might have…24 Apr 2019HANSARDNational Lottery Heritage Fund Grants: Conservation Management PlansI am sorry but I do not agree with the noble Lord that something terrible has happened. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has no remit to retain records. It is not an archive; it…24 Apr 2019HANSARDDiscrimination in FootballI agree with the noble Baroness that institutional bias is often present. It is easy to tackle the overt and obvious instance of racism, but institutional bias is more complicated…11 Apr 2019