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HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]I thank the Minister for giving way. I am worried about his reputation as a bruiser from the other place because he sounds dangerously consensual and collaborative this afternoon,…17 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]My Lords, I will be brief. It is very gracious of the noble Baroness to apologise—17 Jan 2025HANSARDRefugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]On the basis of being as collegiate and collaborative as the Minister, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment—before I have even spoken to it.17 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Yes indeed, comrade. I suppose the significant point I am making is that not enough credence has been given to the efforts, which were very well enunciated by my noble friend Lady…15 Jan 2025HANSARDCourts: BacklogsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware of considerable concerns articulated by the Magistrates’ Association, among others, on the single justice procedure and the impact on…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My noble friend is making a powerful case. Will there not be a displacement activity element to this, in that all the money and resources you are deploying on compliance you are…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I did not intend to speak on this group of amendments but, as with all the best Committees, you are sometimes prompted to contribute by the ebb and flow of the debate.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I know we have had a busy and eventful seven weeks and we are almost there, if the noble Baroness will allow me just to finish. The Employment Rights Bill is coming down the line,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]As usual, my noble friend makes a sensible and accurate point. There is a big difference between a club such as Arsenal, which has several hundred full-time employees, and a club…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I support the amendment that was so ably moved by my noble friend Lord Moynihan and added to by my noble friend Lord Hayward. The amendment is an easy win for the Government,…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I fear the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, has misconstrued my comments. Perhaps it would be apposite to clarify that I was merely pressing him on the intellectual rationale for the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Markham, and express my concern about the non-appearance of this letter. We have been debating whether there is a letter or what the…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, this feels very much like a knee-jerk Treasury groupthink policy, because the October 2024 Budget had the biggest tax increase we have seen for many years. It is a levy…06 Jan 2025HANSARDProvisional Local Government Finance SettlementMy Lords, because the Minister is a very experienced and knowledgeable former local authority leader, she will know, in all fairness, that Covid, inflation, energy costs and…19 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]In the spirit of trying to be helpful, and given that Clause 56 is a Henry VIII clause, would the Minister look favourably, potentially on Report, at bringing forward a government…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I understand the point that the noble Lord makes, but I am reading the amendment that he has tabled. The third word is “promotes”. What does that mean in terms of an objective…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, there is no doubt that the amendment means well. It is laudable that we encourage football clubs and the football community to take seriously these important issues…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble and learned Baroness for most generously giving way. If we have statutory sanctions already in place to deal with this behaviour, whether it is the Human Rights…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Surely the noble Lord will concede something. Proposed new paragraph (f) in Amendment 185, which he signed, mentions “whether A has been complicit in … non-crime hate incidents”.…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I rise to support my noble friend Lady Fox of Buckley, and I was pleased to sign the amendment. Noble Lords should remember that the corporate governance statement is not a…16 Dec 2024