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HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I express the gratitude of the Labour Benches to the Government for the progress made on the Bill and the valuable update that the Minister has given us this afternoon.…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend for his support on that point. We on our Benches look forward to the consultation in due course and hope that the department will continue to…09 Feb 2022HANSARDRacism in English CricketMy Lords, we have heard this afternoon a litany of responses which focus on racism, and rightly so. For our part, it is very frustrating to see the responses of senior people in…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUEFA Euro 2020 FinalMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, described the crowd events at Wembley’s Euro final as a “near miss” for fatalities and life-changing injuries and said that we need a…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUEFA Euro 2020 FinalTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made with football authorities towards addressing the (1) safety, and (2) security, implications of the report by Baroness…26 Jan 2022HANSARDBBC FundingMy Lords, in truth, we know that this Statement was about distraction—a vindictive distraction at that—away from the Prime Minister’s behaviour during lockdown, the Government’s…25 Jan 2022HANSARDPost Office: Horizon CompensationMy Lords, I would like to return to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot. It seems quite wrong that a company that knew what it was doing, knew that the kit was…24 Jan 2022HANSARDSocial Media: Deaths of ChildrenMy Lords, we do indeed owe the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, a big debt of thanks today for bringing forward this important debate, and particularly for the way in which she…20 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his comments and his agreement to take that away. For our part, we would very much welcome a discussion on that with him and his…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it would be remiss of me not to thank the Government for bringing forward these amendments. They very much fulfil the objectives that I set out in moving my amendments…10 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Community Renewal FundMy Lords, the noble Lord has made a good case for the community renewal fund, but is it not the case that the allocations were delayed from July to October? Will that mean that…08 Dec 2021HANSARDSmall Business Commissioner: Late PaymentsMy Lords, I appreciate the Minister’s candour in this but remind him that, earlier in the year, he said: “Late payments damage the cashflow of small businesses, which can hold…07 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewMy Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Casey of Blackstock, for her excellent report. We would expect nothing else from her but a high standard of product.…06 Dec 2021HANSARDQatar: Football World Cup 2022My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Addington, I have received the letter from the chargé d’affaires of the embassy of Qatar yesterday, claiming that Qatar “leads the region on…30 Nov 2021HANSARDNetwork and Information Systems (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords—well, my Lord—the Minister will be pleased to know that I do not have a lot that I want to say. As I understand it, this SI makes a couple of small changes, as the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceMy Lords, we strongly welcome the independent Crouch review, whose recommendations, I have to say, look suspiciously like the sports section of the Labour Party manifesto, going…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestMy Lords, I thank the Minister for that helpful Answer, but the recent takeover of Newcastle has raised many questions about the suitability of the fit and proper persons test. To…29 Nov 2021HANSARDFootball Clubs: Ownership TestTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have, if any, to legislate to strengthen the “fit and proper person” test for the ownership of football clubs.29 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Coaker for congratulating me on my amendment before I have spoken to it. I think that is a bit of a rarity in your Lordships’ House, but I…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt is Bassam, actually.24 Nov 2021