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HANSARDMuseums and GalleriesMy Lords, was it not a wonderful thing that a Labour Government made access to our museums free of charge?23 May 2019HANSARDDevolved Administrations: 20th AnniversaryMy Lords, the conclusion of a debate of this kind leaves those who stand here feeling that their thunder has been stolen and their diamonds have been mined. With sleep making the…22 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of People in the Cultural Sector (European Union Committee Report)Not yet, my Lords—let us not call it off until I have had my minute in the sun. I concur with what has just been said about the continuing appositeness of the report, even though…15 May 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, I am privileged to speak in this debate and grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sherbourne of Didsbury, for making it possible for us to have it. I have listened carefully…09 May 2019HANSARDHolocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) BillI am grateful for that. Choices were made within this Parliament about the plight of slaves. Therefore, a monument could possibly be built to talk about the deprivations,…09 May 2019HANSARDEnglish FootballMy Lords, I join others in congratulating the noble Baroness who brought this Question before us. With the noble Viscount and myself left to offer our contributions, it feels as…08 May 2019HANSARDOnline Harms White PaperMy Lords, I am very happy to contribute to the positive way in which the Minister has presented the case. I am delighted that, as promised by the Government, time has been made…30 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Advertising in a Digital Age (Communications Committee Report)Thank you. In this area, I need correcting quite a lot so I welcome that intervention. For all that, the concern for children is picked up in the online harms White Paper. Certain…25 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Advertising in a Digital Age (Communications Committee Report)My Lords, I must congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, on doing a bit of personal advertising for his product—but not online, of course. I am most grateful to the noble…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiMy Lords, I am quite sure that the noble Lord would have asked a very pertinent and searching question, and no doubt he will do it eventually. The fact that much of what is…25 Apr 2019HANSARDRadio: Local Commercial StationsMy Lords, I spent part of the recent break reading—or rereading— Seven Types of Ambiguity . It occurred to me that chapter 5 of that momentous work dealt with statements in the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDDiscrimination in FootballMy Lords, we are all grateful to the noble Lord for repeating the Statement. I will begin a response and ask some questions by echoing the Minister’s remarks and those in the…11 Apr 2019HANSARDGeo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I begin by refuting what the noble Lord, Lord McNally, said about himself. There can be no comparison between him and the President of the United States; it may be that…09 Apr 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I looked behind me in vain for interventions from our side of the House. I am happy to provide as short a contribution to this debate as others, and very happy that my…09 Apr 2019HANSARDGeo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019In my professional life as a mediator, I used to succeed in instances such as this. Clearly I have done it again. On the question before us, we on these Benches and many on the…09 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline HarmsMy Lords, it is with pleasure and a great deal of relief that I speak to this Statement and the White Paper that lies behind it. Having sat through endless hours of the previous…08 Apr 2019HANSARDPublic Service BroadcastersMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s replies to questions thus far put, but in the speech that occasioned the Question the Ofcom commissioner talked about competition and…28 Mar 2019HANSARDFestival of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2022My Lords, I grant that there must be this arm’s-length relationship between the organisation of the festival and the Government. However, when the body that oversees the festival…18 Mar 2019HANSARDPublic Authorities: AlgorithmsMy Lords, clearly, I must voice the general opinion expressed in other ways in appreciation of the Minister’s reply to a very pernickety noble friend of his, who is sitting on the…14 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, this afternoon’s debate marks the culmination of a week of questions addressed to the Government on the role and rights of women and the restrictions they face in our…07 Mar 2019