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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI have a pertinent question. I am troubled by the rather lame excuse that the noble Lord offers from the Dispatch Box about the “unintended consequences”. Surely it would be very…20 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Property Ownership: Overseas JurisdictionsMy Lords, it is hard to take seriously the Government’s claim that they aim to lead the global fight against illicit finance, or the register that the Minister has referred to.…13 Oct 2021HANSARDUK Journalism (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert of Panteg, on producing an excellent and genuinely informative report. It has probably been beneficial that…13 Oct 2021HANSARDStatus of Workers Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise from the Labour Benches to support this excellent Bill from my noble friend Lord Hendy and to congratulate him, as all others in the House have, on his excellent…10 Sept 2021HANSARDSports Participation in SchoolsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to Team GB’s success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, what steps they plan to take (1) to raise sports participation levels in schools,…09 Sept 2021HANSARDFootball Grounds: Safe StandingMy Lords, over the summer, we sadly learned of the passing of Andrew Devine, who suffered life-changing injuries during the Hillsborough disaster. The coroner ruled that he should…08 Sept 2021HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) (No. 2) Regulations 2021My Lords, we are back again debating measures to extend the restrictions on the use of statutory demands and winding-up petitions. I think this is the third time we have debated…06 Sept 2021HANSARDDeep Seabed MiningIn the light of what the Minister just said, what metrics will the Government use to balance the need to reduce carbon emissions by encouraging the use of sustainable energy…06 Sept 2021HANSARDHuman Rights Due DiligenceA recent G7 communiqué said that the G7 was “concerned by the use of all forms of forced labour in global supply chains”, and G7 Ministers have been tasked “to identify areas for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDMarket Surveillance (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021My Lords, I too am grateful to the Minister for carefully explaining the regulations and offer particular thanks to my noble friend Lord Stevenson of Balmacara for his forensic…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: BroadbandMy Lords, if media reports are to be believed, the Government seem likely to extend their advice for people to work from home beyond 19 July. We agree that progress has been made…05 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: Funding and GovernanceMy Lords, one of the big fears about privatising Channel 4 is that the current statutory requirement for it to invest profits back into independent programming through…01 Jul 2021HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games (Compensation for Enforcement Action) Regulations 2021My Lords, it is always a bit of a nightmare coming just before the Minister, when everybody is waiting to get their questions answered, but even more so today following the gold…30 Jun 2021HANSARDGambling ReformReform is needed sooner rather than later, if we are to get to grips with gambling-related harms. Can the Minister tell us when the Government expect to publish the review…29 Jun 2021HANSARDOffice of the Whistleblower Bill [HL]My Lords, I start, as others have, by heartily congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, not only on bringing the Bill forward but on her years of tireless campaigning on…25 Jun 2021HANSARDBBC: Freedom of Information LegislationMy Lords, I am all in favour of transparency with regard to the BBC, but transparency surely has to be applied across the broadcasting sector as a whole—and to the Government. Can…24 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I make it clear at the outset that I am very supportive of the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson—first, his amendment on transparency, which was usefully…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, we are grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for tabling Amendment 60, which touches on an issue raised by many on Second Reading. I thought I heard the Minister,…23 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the Answer on the events research programme, which shows the devastating impact that Covid restrictions are having on events programmes and the…23 Jun 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I too am broadly satisfied with this collection of amendments, although they raise some questions about the initial drafting. I made a point about that at the outset of…21 Jun 2021