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HANSARDNational Crime Agency: Reform Party FundingMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Earl on the Representation of the People Bill, pages 104 to 193 of that Bill are there only because the legislation has not been…14 Jul 2026HANSARDReview Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyMy Lords, does the Minister not find it slightly embarrassing that she should give the answer that she did to the noble Lord that she knows nothing about a committee formed in the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK PoliticsMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lemos, referred to me. In opening, I echo what the noble Lord, Lord Pack, said. I am pleased to see the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, in his seat, since…09 Jul 2026HANSARDLobbying Transparency (In-house Lobbyists) Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak in the gap. I did not put my name down to speak because I was at a Madonna concert last night and I was not absolutely certain that I…03 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Conversion Practices BillMy Lords, I will take the opportunity to repeat what has been said, so that some of my noble friends can recognise that this is a piece of legislation that was to be introduced by…01 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the observations made by the noble Lords, Lord Addington and Lord Foster. This follows the line of the issues I raised on Monday concerning the impact…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I listened carefully to the comments from the noble Lord, Lord Addington, in relation to his amendments. My concern is about creep. I referred earlier to ensuring that…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that helpful and affirmative intervention in relation to the points I am trying to make. In broad terms, I do not want to see a structure that is…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for that clarification, which is important for understanding the directions in which this Bill should go, and what we believe it should achieve.24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for her kind comments. I ask her to encourage some of her colleagues on the ministerial Benches to acknowledge that, on occasions, there are good ideas from…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I disagree with the proposed amendments for a number of different reasons; first, because the terminology “free to air” is a complete misdescription. You have to pay…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend for that intervention and for identifying other areas. I tried to make it clear that I had taken only one element of one page of an impact assessment. It…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, in relation to these proposed amendments, I have sympathy with a number of points, particularly as they relate to gaming. The noble Lord, Lord Foster, made very clear…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for her clarification; I was not absolutely clear on whether she was talking about the established principles or extending the limits in some form or…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I echo the comments of my colleagues across the Chamber in relation to this set of amendments, although I tend to disagree—or will clarify—in relation to one of the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend for giving way, but just for clarification, the noble Lord, Lord Addington, my noble friend Lady Evans, the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and I made…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My noble friend emphasises the importance of tackling touts in a broad piece of legislation that does not cover just these events. Could he also emphasise, as my noble friend Lord…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I follow my noble friend Lord Fuller in his expression of concern about the impact on small businesses. Sadly, many noble Lords will know me as a statistician who spends…22 Jun 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK Democratic ProcessesMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Pack, referred to the Rycroft report, and a series of amendments to the pending legislation on elections were placed very soon after that report was…17 Jun 2026HANSARDCombined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026I thank the Minister for giving way. I am very pleased indeed by her commitment to write to me. My noble friend Lord Jamieson referred to the associated costs of introducing this…16 Jun 2026