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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, my noble friend has added her name to that of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, on his Amendment 130. We share his concern that online marketing should not be used to…05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThe noble Lord is such a strong unionist that I would be surprised if that were not the case.05 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I was initially going to say that this is a disparate group of amendments but, as I have heard the arguments adduced, I have realised that it has more coherence to it.…05 Feb 2024HANSARDArtsMy Lords, it is a great privilege to take part in this debate on the contribution of the arts to the economy and society. It is even more of an honour to take part in a debate led…01 Feb 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, the Committee should be enormously grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Sandhurst, Lord Arbuthnot and Lord Carlile, and to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, for…31 Jan 2024HANSARDTelegraph Media Group: Proposed Sale to RedBird IMIMy Lords, I find myself in the somewhat novel position of fiercely defending the interests of the Telegraph newspaper group and the Spectator in the interests of press freedom.…31 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, this is the beginning of an important couple of debates about accountability. The breadth and the import of what noble Lords have said so far underlines how much we…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillNoble Lords will be pleased to know that I, too, intend to be brief. I am grateful to the Minister for his response: there was more detail than I thought we would get. I am also…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, we now move on to the second debate about accountability. We have two amendments in this group—in moving this amendment, I will speak also to the other—relating to the…29 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, for his neat and precise analysis of the position in which we find ourselves in the discussion on this group of amendments. This…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I am sure the Committee will be relieved to know that we do not have a great deal to say on this, except that we see merit in the amendments from both the noble Lords,…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, if I might help the Minister, this legislation has been knocking around for some time now, so what was it that provided that blinding flash of official or ministerial…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIs the Minister saying that it is up to the CMA to decide whether it is a relevant consideration?22 Jan 2024HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillMy Lords, I am sure the noble Viscount has more important things to say than I have, but it falls to me to make a few comments from the Opposition Benches on this. While listening…22 Jan 2024HANSARDBBC: FundingMy Lords, during Monday’s BBC Question, references were made to the threats posed by disinformation and, in particular, the value of the BBC, which is seen as a trusted provider…17 Jan 2024HANSARDBBC: FundingMy Lords—17 Jan 2024HANSARDData Protection and Digital Information BillMy Lords, first I want to thank all those noble Lords who have spoken today, and actually, one noble Baroness who has not: my colleague, the noble Baroness, Lady Jones. I am sure…19 Dec 2023HANSARDElgin MarblesMy Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Lexden. I thank him for enabling this valuable debate to take place today. I reflect that the debate shows just how…14 Dec 2023HANSARDLoot Boxes in Video GamesMy Lords, whether it is the two-year gap between the Government’s call for evidence and their response, or the further year-long wait for the games industry to announce…13 Dec 2023