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HANSARDGambling Industry: Gambling ReformsMy Lords, I 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.17 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, the responsibilities of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have an impact on all our lives in both our leisure activities, from sport to theatre, and…12 May 2022HANSARDGambling Harm (Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry Committee Report)My Lords, I would normally begin by saying how much I enjoyed the speech of the previous speaker, but I have to say that I fundamentally disagree with quite a lot of what the…27 Apr 2022HANSARDBritish Museum: Ethiopian Sacred Altar TabletsMy Lords—30 Mar 2022HANSARDBritish Museum: Ethiopian Sacred Altar TabletsMy Lords, recognising that only a handful of priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church live in the UK, that not even the director of the British Museum can view them and that there…30 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, even if no lives are lost, fires in any type of building—home, school, office, factory or other—can often have serious social, economic and environmental consequences.…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lady Brinton for summarising Amendment 254, which is in my name and supported by her. I shall speak to that and to Amendment 261. As my noble…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety BillMy Lords, there is a wide range of amendments in this first group relating to the role and scope of the new building safety regulator, which will oversee the new safety regime not…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Bill29 Mar 2022HANSARDNHS: Gambling Treatment ServicesMy Lords, I declare my interest as chair of Peers for Gambling Reform. The Minister has talked a lot about treatment, but does he accept that by adopting a public health approach,…28 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, can the Government at least ensure that there is a continuation of funding until such time as the review has been carried out and a government decision is made about…17 Mar 2022HANSARDGreen SkillsMy Lords, over one-third of our homes are inadequately insulated, and yet after many failed green deals, the industry that will actually deliver the solution to the problem has…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillI have enormous respect for the noble Lord—indeed, I think that he has asked some very pertinent questions—but he has spent his time criticising the amendment when the Bill that…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I begin by declaring a couple of interests. First, I should place on record that I live quite close to Sizewell. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Howell, that if only the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Oates and—I am sure—with his agreement, I beg to move Amendment 3 in his name.08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) Bill08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe Minister just said that publishing a report could frustrate the way forward. Can he explain with an example how that would happen?08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, very briefly, there are two amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Oates. I think we are all conscious that things can go wrong and there may need to be…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Energy (Financing) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response, but I genuinely did not understand it and I apologise for that. The clause is about the designation of a nuclear company.…08 Mar 2022