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HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, I warmly welcome the noble Lord back to his place on the Front Bench and commiserate with the noble Lord, Lord Kamall, his predecessor, but this is part of the problem.…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they expect to bring forward legislation to implement the recommendations of the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance , published on 24…03 Nov 2022HANSARDArts: Energy Cost SupportMy Lords, I first declare an interest: I am a trustee of two galleries and my daughter works for V&A Dundee. Museums and galleries have to keep to specific temperatures and light…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Heritage Act 1983My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey, on securing the debate and a dollop of publicity around it as well. It is a rare thing that debates in the Lords generate so…13 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting short debate. It was an interesting debate in Committee and I congratulate the noble Baroness on retabling her amendments. I do so because I…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, to the Dispatch Box on this Bill. We have had to deal with an increasingly large cast of Ministers, but he is a very astute and…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am reflecting on the points that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, made about statutory instruments. I guess that I have heard those arguments over much of the 25 years that I…12 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, before I make any comments on this group, I join noble Lords in welcoming the noble Lord to his new position on the Front Bench. I think this Bill is a gentle…12 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of report by the Youth Sport Trust PE and School Sport in England: the Annual Report 2022 , published on 26 May,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDYouth Sport Trust ReportMy Lords, words are fine and yesterday the Minister spoke in glowing terms of the legacy from both the Olympics in 2012 and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. But the report…11 Oct 2022HANSARDLondon Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: LegacyMy Lords, the Birmingham Commonwealth Games may have ended only a couple of months ago, but has the department undertaken an initial assessment of them? If we are to build a…10 Oct 2022HANSARDRepatriation of Cultural ObjectsMy Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interest on the register as a trustee of the People’s History Museum and the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDRepatriation of Cultural ObjectsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what further consideration they have given to the repatriation of cultural objects to their places of origin given the decision of the Horniman…06 Sept 2022HANSARDRepatriation of Cultural ObjectsMy Lords, I congratulate the Horniman Museum on being made the Art Fund’s museum of the year back in July. The unanimous decision of the museum’s board to return ownership of 72…06 Sept 2022HANSARDFour-Day Working WeekMy Lords, the noble Lord of course will be aware that many four-day week working pilots are going on across the world, including one involving 3,500 workers here. The pandemic has…05 Sept 2022HANSARDChannel 4: Annual ReportTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to Channel 4 regarding the contents of its annual report and, if so, why.21 Jul 2022HANSARDChannel 4: Annual ReportMy Lords, rather than trying to sex up Channel 4’s annual report to suit the privatisation agenda, is now not the time for the Government to do a bit of a Lynton Crosby, “scrape…21 Jul 2022HANSARDDigital Regulation: Communications and Digital Committee ReportMy Lords, like other colleagues this afternoon I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, on her excellent presentation of the report, its findings and its recommendations.…21 Jul 2022HANSARDBroadcasting Sector White PaperMy Lords, given that the current cost of living crisis is problematic across all sectors and can have a particularly adverse impact on the creative industries, which are sensitive…11 Jul 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall be very brief. In general, I support the arguments of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. The arguments on retrospectivity, which the noble Earl, Lord Lytton,…29 Jun 2022