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HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, journalism takes many forms, but its solemn democratic roles are to investigate and surface hidden matters of consequence, to inform public debate on critical issues and…25 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am afraid that I do not think the Minister gives me any choice. I will test the opinion of the House.17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, in truth, my family, unlike that of the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, does not have to look back 70 years to find any trace of silverware, but I congratulate him and…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Obviously, I do not expect the Minister to commit, but she has always been very generous in the past at inviting people in for talks. Let us be honest, there have been some…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]St Paul, Messi—the compliments have been flying around. For the avoidance of any doubt, despite having two of the leading lawyers in the country on the team, no fees were paid…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I too will comment a little on the point about light-touch regulation. Before I do, earlier today—prompted, I think, by the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson—the Minister…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her response. I also thank her, as others did earlier, for her extreme generosity with her time and that of her Bill team. We have spent many long hours…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendments 21 and 22 are in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Burns and Lord Pannick, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd. I strongly…11 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: BBC CoverageMy Lords, as with every major organisation, people working for the BBC make mistakes, and mistakes must be exposed when they happen, and the lessons learned. But does the Minister…04 Mar 2025HANSARDHumanist WeddingsMy Lords, more Scots now choose a humanist wedding than those who marry in all other religious ceremonies combined, yet we deny that option to those who wed in England. The…03 Feb 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsMy Lords, I am attracted in principle to the idea of small-scale nuclear reactors scattered across the country on small sites and not just in nuclear submarines. But I have…22 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]To respond briefly to what the noble Lord just said, in my remarks I said that I think there is a case for looking at the weighting between solidarity payments and sustainability…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am genuinely grateful to the Minister for her long, detailed and considered response. It gives me hope as I hope it gives hope to other noble Lords across the Committee. In…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I started the evening feeling extremely cheerful, but I do not feel as cheerful now as I did earlier. As so often in the past, the analysis by the noble Lord, Lord…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]It is a matter of creating the right institutions. In the golden days of ITV and Channel 4, it was the IBA—a relatively small but highly effective organisation. The noble Lord…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 295A and to speak to my other amendments, 297A through 297G. While I have, of course, had expert help in the drafting, the approach in these…15 Jan 2025HANSARDPlan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentThis is territory that I trod for six years when working as the Prime Minister’s strategy adviser. I have also trodden the same territory widely in the public and private sectors.…12 Dec 2024