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HANSARDFrackingI would not like to comment on the age of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, in this regard—I mean that in a complimentary way. We currently have a number of sources of gas to ensure…09 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentThe noble Baroness is absolutely right that creative industries are at the heart of the improvements that we have seen across the UK’s global reach. We put a significant amount of…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentMy Lords, the Government’s definition of research and development builds on the internationally recognised OECD definition. Following that definition, the UK offers relief to…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentI agree with the noble Lord. On a bizarre point, I was criticised over the Christmas period for drinking not Scottish tea but Yorkshire tea. In Scotland, even on these issues,…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentThe simple answer to that question is yes, I will do that.08 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentThe noble Lord makes an important point. I was curious about that this morning as well. I was fearful that a lot of these funds would end up in the larger businesses and…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentOn tax, it is important to stress that we offer a significant amount of tax relief that covers all the wider creative industries, from film animation to museums and galleries and…08 Jan 2020HANSARDCreative Industries: Research and DevelopmentThe noble Lord is correct. It is not always easy for the Government to find the right way to support this area, which is why we seek to collaborate with private enterprise and the…08 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)I was saying that the consultation itself is specific regarding the framework for the delivery of the services themselves. However, if an individual wishes to make a wider point…07 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, thank you for what I hope will be the final instalment of these debates. Again, it has been wide-ranging and thought-provoking. I will seek to answer each of the points…07 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)My Lords, on 18 December, the Northern Ireland Office published a report, as per its legal obligations, setting out the latest position on progress on six issues: Executive…07 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)That this House takes note of the Report pursuant to section 3(5) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 , which was laid before this House on Thursday 19…07 Jan 2020HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019: Section 3(5)Again, the point I was making about the framework is that it is not unfettered abortion. It is seeking to apply an established process to ensure the safety of individuals and the…07 Jan 2020HANSARDThomas CookThe noble Lord is very kind and generous. A number of your Lordships were involved in the Bill on historical institutional abuse. It is now the law of the land, and we can all…05 Nov 2019HANSARDThomas CookMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made in the other place by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial…05 Nov 2019HANSARDThomas CookI will begin at the beginning, if I may. The viability or long-term prospects of Thomas Cook are on many people’s minds. Of course, the question is: could the Government have…05 Nov 2019HANSARDThomas CookIt is an important question to understand. The notion of a cap is to look at it the other way around. We need to look at the definition of the challenges which are being…05 Nov 2019HANSARDThomas CookThe noble and learned Lord raises a point the sad answer to which is straightforward: in this regard Thomas Cook did not set out categories but quantums. Any bills above a…05 Nov 2019HANSARDThomas CookThe noble Lord is right that there are issues around more than just the component parts of the holiday because, as an entity, Thomas Cook is not just a single company. It has…05 Nov 2019HANSARDThomas CookThe noble Lord is of course correct that I do not have before me the answer to that particular question. But I recognise that the archives of Thomas Cook, stretching as far back…05 Nov 2019