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HANSARDCivil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) BillMy Lords, before the right reverend Prelate sits down, I ask for some clarification. Has he heard from those who have spoken that there is no intention or desire to ask the Church…01 Mar 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyMy Lords, the White Paper has been amply referred to; we all look forward to it. I was at a seminar led by the Secretary of State the other day, where he made very high claims for…26 Feb 2019HANSARDLibraries: ClosuresMy Lords, this is a question in which all Members of this House can take a personal interest. Each of us could give testimony on what libraries have meant to us. When they were…19 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019My Lords, this seems a sensible measure and the issues have been well rehearsed. There was one area where there was some confusion in my mind, and I hope that noble Lords will not…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, in the middle of all that I shall provide a still, small voice of calm for a moment—perhaps—in keen anticipation of the response of the Minister, who will have to…18 Feb 2019HANSARDData Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2019I wonder if I could ask for a little more resolution on the matter. My mind is filled with pictures of activities that I myself have engaged in where, by doing work for which I am…18 Feb 2019HANSARDCairncross ReviewNow your Lordships are rising to the bait, which I appreciate. It was, of course, the same newspaper in Llanelli—and in Llangennech and Llwchwr—but the front page was different.…12 Feb 2019HANSARDCairncross ReviewMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement and I guess we begin with the remark at the very end, which indicates that the genie cannot be put back…12 Feb 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I rise to wish the Minister well. We had a good debate in Grand Committee. We shared very frankly a number of views. There were questions relating to what kind of…07 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I say simply that to have mentioned in the memorandum that this impressive list of people had been consulted in various ways might have allowed us to finish in record time, as the…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, this is an interesting debate and many points that we will be wrestling with well beyond 29 March have been raised in the course of it. I want to begin my remarks, as I…06 Feb 2019HANSARDBroadcasting: Public Sector ContentMy Lords, it is unusual for both of my questions, carefully prepared, to have been answered before I put them, but that will not stop me asking the Minister to repeat the…04 Feb 2019HANSARDFlorence Nightingale: BicentenaryMy Lords—28 Jan 2019HANSARDFlorence Nightingale: BicentenaryMy Lords, I would not have wanted to give way to any Bishop other than the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London, who has extensive experience of her own in this very field.…28 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019My Lords, I suspect that all present will be delighted to hear that I do not intend to detain your Lordships for very long. This has been a clash of the Titans, and a lot of…23 Jan 2019HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019We will have to have a consultation about that in order to find out who forms which view about Dante’s Inferno . There are two focal points to my remarks. I wanted to ask about…23 Jan 2019HANSARDBrexit: Stability of the UnionMy Lords, I rise to speak immediately after a Welshman and sitting directly under the magisterial presence of another one whose speech beguiled us and perhaps raised the level of…17 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren and Young People: Digital TechnologyMy Lords, this has been an extraordinary debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, and I met on the internet, or at least in a debate on the internet. I had responsibilities thrust…17 Jan 2019HANSARDGambling: ChildrenMy Lords, we have had a number of questions relating to gambling in recent times. Indeed, there is another Question tomorrow relating to advertising, which is why I would like to…15 Jan 2019HANSARDGambling: ChildrenHave I finished?15 Jan 2019