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HANSARDColombia: Bilateral Investment TreatyMy Lords, the arguments against the ISDS do not come just from the ecological lobby; there is a democratic argument against them, and there is an argument that they give some…20 Jan 2025HANSARDUK/US Free Trade AgreementMy Lords, the US is not just our single biggest market; it is bigger than our second, third and fourth markets put together, and nearly as big as our second, third, fourth and…20 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Goodman’s amendments and the principle of a sunset clause. “The delegation of particular tasks to separate bodies, while a regular…15 Jan 2025HANSARDDriving Tests: Secondary MarketMy Lords, secondary markets almost always develop as a consequence of state failure, and this is no exception. We all know people affected—I have two children who have been. The…13 Jan 2025HANSARDPro-democracy Campaigners: ArrestsMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that last answer. He is quite right that we should not be pivoting on the basis of headlines; we should have the closest relationship…08 Jan 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, there is one insuperable objection to the Bill, and it is not to do with the qualities of our hereditary colleagues, which have been referred to many times in this…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The figure that is out of whack with the population is the number of players, not the number of managers, which is exactly in line with the population as a whole. The noble Lord…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I assure the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, who knows how much I respect him, that I have had no contact at any point with the Premier League, unless you count occasionally…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Markham’s Amendment 71. It was criticised from all the other Benches on grounds of fairness. I just want to interrogate slightly what the…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, in introducing this amendment, the noble Lord, Lord Addington, used the phrase “hiding behind a paywall”. I wonder whether that is really a fair description of paying…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I opposed that too.13 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, to what problem is this Bill a solution? That should be the first question we ask of every piece of legislation but, not for the first time, I find that I am the only…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]None the less, the principle surely applies that these bodies, whether they are for boxing, football or anything else, exist to serve their members, and they have done so…13 Nov 2024HANSARDWest PapuaMy Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for her answers to the noble Lords, Lord Spellar and Lord Watts. Will she take this opportunity to congratulate Indonesia on having…13 Nov 2024HANSARDChina: Human Rights and SanctionsMy Lords, the Chinese state is not the first autocracy in the world and it may not be the most repressive, but it is by far the most technologically advanced. The ways in which…29 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-US Co-operation on Using Atomic Energy for Mutual DefenceMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Goldsmith, for both the meticulousness of these reports and for the unfussy, intelligible and lucid way in…23 Oct 2024HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: RegulationMy Lords, I was delighted to hear the Minister’s response to my noble friend Lord Camrose. I am so pleased that the Government are taking advantage of this Brexit opportunity.…17 Oct 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for introducing the debate and I add my voice to those congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Hodge. Her great…10 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Sector ProductivityMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe for introducing the debate and I am acutely conscious of the expertise and experience that others have brought…09 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsMy Lords—09 Oct 2024