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HANSARDLoot BoxesMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply to the debate and his clarity about being willing to meet, and I hope he will meet with Peers for Gambling Reform in the near future.…13 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]To be absolutely clear, it would apply to all batteries that receive their supply from solar panels.07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I fully support the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Oates and that in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and others. They seek, in effect, to get…07 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, the various amendments in this grouping are largely about monitoring, reviewing and assessing. I am very supportive of all of them, particularly the requirement in the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin, as I did at Second Reading, by reminding noble Lords that this Bill is part of the response to the Grenfell Tower fire. Yet again, I offer my condolences to the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDChannel 4: Annual ReportMy Lords, the Minister says that the Government are happy with the Channel 4 report, which he will know shows that Channel 4 has significantly exceeded the quotas set for it. In…21 Jul 2022HANSARDGambling White PaperMy Lords, sadly, the Minister is back-tracking on his usual reply, which is “within weeks”. He will know that there are already one or more gambling-related suicides every single…20 Jul 2022HANSARDGambling White PaperIn asking my question on the Order Paper, I declare my interest as the chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform.20 Jul 2022HANSARDGambling White PaperTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the Gambling White Paper.20 Jul 2022HANSARDDomestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken and thank the vast majority of them for their support. I say to the son of the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, that he has…15 Jul 2022HANSARDDomestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]My Lords, the Bill is a useful prelude to the following Healthy Homes Bill from the noble Lord, Lord Crisp, which I fully support. In recent months—not least through amendments to…15 Jul 2022HANSARDDomestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.15 Jul 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]My Lords, as others have said, the Bill is in part a response to the Grenfell Tower fire. I reiterate my condolences to the family and friends of those who died in that tragedy.…27 Jun 2022HANSARDRetrofitting Buildings: National StrategyMy Lords, it is the retrofit industry that is able to deliver the Government’s often-repeated target of getting all fuel-poor homes to EPC band C by 2030. But, having been let…09 Jun 2022HANSARDDomestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]My Lords, I declare the assistance that I have received from the charity Electrical Safety First.24 May 2022HANSARDGambling: Loot BoxesI thank the Minister for that reply. He will be aware that, two years ago, the Government responded to a DCMS Committee report saying that the Gambling Act review would have “a…19 May 2022HANSARDGambling: Loot BoxesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to regulate loot boxes as a form of online gambling.19 May 2022HANSARDGambling: Loot BoxesI beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and declare my interest as chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform.19 May 2022HANSARDGambling Industry: Gambling ReformsI am grateful to the Minister for his response. I am sure he will be aware that some £5 billion of gambling companies’ annual profits tends to come from people with gambling…17 May 2022HANSARDGambling Industry: Gambling ReformsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of claims by the gambling industry that their proposed gambling reforms will reduce tax revenues.17 May 2022