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HANSARDNational Museums and GalleriesMy Lords, HMRC’s own definition of free admission requires that the public can enter without pre-booking. Has the department taken legal advice on whether any charging scheme,…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support Motion E1. The noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, has explained the agent of change principle with characteristic clarity. I would have preferred the broader…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I too support Motion G1 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering. I thank the Minister for meeting us this week and for meeting the Music Venue…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, to all of which I have added my name. I have also added my name to Amendments 255 and 257. The…13 Apr 2026HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy Lords, I am delighted to be opening this debate and grateful for the number of noble Lords who have put their names down to speak. I confess I wish we had been granted more…26 Mar 2026HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, published on 5 November 2025, for…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am pleased to be the opening speaker on the first day of Report on the English devolution Bill. I begin by acknowledging the Government’s significant new amendment,…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this short but very important debate. In particular, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, whose expertise in…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 124 and 127 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, Amendment 186 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, and…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMedia Literacy (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and the Communications and Digital Committee on their timely report,…16 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, as mentioned in the previous group, the creative industries are defined by workers holding multiple short-term contracts with different employers across a single year.…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I apologise for not speaking earlier in the Bill’s passage. I have only recently become aware of how its provisions bear on freelance workers in the creative industries,…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 31. It is of particular relevance to the creative industries and would require an independent review of the Act’s impact on small and…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 35 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, which would require the Government to commission an independent review within 12 months of…05 Mar 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I speak in support of all nine amendments in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, to which I have added my name. They do two things, and are both modest in scope…11 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2026My Lords, I, too, add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, for setting out the issues surrounding these regulations with such clarity. Like the noble Earl and the…10 Feb 2026HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Prescription of Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Regulations 2026Artists’ studios find dealing with the Valuation Office Agency very frustrating because when they approach it, it will not give them a model answer about how the square footage of…10 Feb 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I also support Amendments 141, 146 and 222 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, and Amendment 147 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord…04 Feb 2026