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HANSARDCreative Industries (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am glad to start my speech by agreeing with two things just said by the noble Lord, Lord Vaizey. First, the current Minister should stay in his post for ever. However,…07 Jul 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy Lords, I hate to intrude on disputes between lawyers, even though the lawyers in this case seem to be on different sides. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, I will…25 Apr 2023HANSARDSocial CareMy Lords, social care is the Passchendaele of the welfare state. It is now 25 years since I sat on the royal commission on this subject. Since then, there has been a veritable…30 Mar 2023HANSARDBBC: Future Funding (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, may I have the unused time of my noble friend? Like this House, the BBC licence fee is always going to be abolished in five years’ time. The current Culture Secretary—I…16 Dec 2022HANSARDHorseracing IndustryMy Lords, what great timing the noble Lord, Lord Risby, has achieved in securing this debate, because this is the week when, to a fanfare of trumpets, the British Horseracing…17 Nov 2022 Bills sponsored (2)