Member of Parliament
Lord Birt
Member since
11 Feb 2000
Bills sponsored
0
Speeches (30d)
2
Speeches (all)
183
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0
Last spoke
20 Apr 2026
Recent contributions (183)
HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, absolutely nobody is going to support the idea of overregulation. I spent my whole career, however, in a highly regulated industry: broadcasting. The BBC was the result…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Is it not far more likely that the regulator will simply insist on having a good-quality, conventional board—I know from the noble Lord’s experience that he will know what that…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, sustainability is an insufficient word to describe what the Bill should be trying to achieve. It is necessary but not sufficient. We need football to flourish, develop…27 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I agree that that reassurance is essential, but the only way to get it is not through publishing the letter but through knowing that UEFA and FIFA have agreed that we would be…27 Nov 2024HANSARDFinancial Services: Mansion House SpeechMy Lords, I strongly support the plan to consolidate the UK’s pension funds. However, I used to chair the investor relations committee for a major UK private equity fund and dealt…21 Nov 2024
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