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HANSARDCreative and Cultural Sector: Social MobilityMy Lords, returning to the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, there is a crisis here. According to ONS data from researchers at the universities of…07 Mar 2023HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this. She will be appreciative that I am not my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe. She looked slightly puzzled earlier that he…06 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Cars: Export to EUMy Lords, it is all well and good the Minister telling us all this, but a new report from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit warns that UK motorists could miss out on £9…02 Mar 2023HANSARDMedicines Manufacturing IndustryMy Lords, all I am hearing is “managed decline”. The MMIP report set six themes for developments in medicines manufacturing, highlighting the importance of a resilient, stable…27 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball Governance White PaperMy Lords, I join with the Minister in paying tribute to the legacy of John Motson—Motty—who has sadly passed. It would be remiss of me if I did not mention that he was not…23 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizonMy Lords, it is always best to know when you are beat on this. My view—and I am sure the Minister will not agree—is that the original negotiation on this programme was badly…23 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperMy Lords, the publication of the White Paper responding to the fan-led review has been promised more times than Brighton & Hove Albion has suffered from dodgy VAR decisions.21 Feb 2023HANSARDFan-led Review and Football White PaperI was expecting a bit of support. This is no laughing matter, actually, because we have had 13 years of government prevaricating and dithering on this issue. We have had an…21 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, I add my thanks to the committee clerks, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, the Minister and other colleagues who have aided the performance of the committee’s…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]I caught what the noble Lord said about the Treasury. Am I correct in understanding him to say that the Treasury will be in the lead in developing a post-Bill implementation…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]I feel provoked to speak. I shall not detain the committee long. I entirely echo what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said. The letters from all parties have been extremely…20 Feb 2023HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, clearly, the issue of possession and exclusive control was the nearest we came to controversy in our sessions on the Bill. But the convocation of professors arraigned…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)My Lords, this has been a wonderful debate—one of the best I have heard in the Grand Committee Room, and, indeed, in the House, in some time. I had not realised I was living among…09 Feb 2023HANSARDSport, Health and Well-being National Plan (NPSRC Report)Well, if you had been there in my 30th year, you would have been among those whom I bowled out regularly. This has been a very important debate for all of us join together in. The…09 Feb 2023HANSARDCCTVMy Lords, there is an opportunity here for the Government to get something right. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill received Royal Assent, as the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBroadcasting: Children’s TelevisionMy Lords, we of course echo the concerns raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin. Public service broadcasting faces a number of challenges, including uncertainty over the…02 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball: Illegal Entry to MatchesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to introducing new criminal sanctions in England and Wales for those tailgating to gain illegal entry at…01 Feb 2023HANSARDFootball: Illegal Entry to MatchesMy Lords, I am conscious that I have asked this Question before and also that the Minister has responded before. Would it not be of value to consider making this an offence, to…01 Feb 2023HANSARDHorizon Europe: UK ParticipationMy Lords, I think we would all, on our side, feel more convinced if it was not always the case that the Government think it is someone else’s fault. Surely this is the time to…31 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade (Mobile Roaming) Regulations 2023My Lords, I am grateful, as ever, to the Minister for introducing the SI, and to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee for commenting on it in its 25th report. The scope of…31 Jan 2023