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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy Lords, my experience of smaller venues is that they are significantly more adept, knowledgeable and willing to explain security and safety procedures in advance of any event. I…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe Minister is giving a good explanation on bureaucracy and cost, which I think is rational, but I fear I am hearing too much of the Home Office mentality of an “authorised…10 Feb 2025HANSARDNon-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill [HL]My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, has had to run a gauntlet online of Corbynite malcontents, misfits and misogynists. Her courage in taking this forward with such…07 Feb 2025HANSARDHigher Education Regulatory ApproachThe Minister will recall that I advised strongly when she was first appointed that she takes her time to get this right, considering my remit on anti-Semitism, because getting…21 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseMy Lords, process is clearly very important in relation to statutory inquiries and to giving the recommendations some kind of parliamentary scrutiny and holding them to account.…20 Jan 2025HANSARDRegulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]My Lords, I entirely back this Bill—the spirit of it but also the detail. The Government would be foolish not to do likewise. When I got elected as an MP, the first thing that I…17 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse Inquiry: RecommendationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to implement the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse led by Professor Alexis Jay.08 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse Inquiry: RecommendationsMy Lords, I hosted over 400 child abuse survivors in this building, and I spent 30 days representing many at the inquiry, IICSA. I share their impatience with how quickly the 20…08 Jan 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very reassured by the Minister’s clear words about the powers of and information from agents. Despite the valiant efforts of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, we may be…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I again refer noble Lords to my interests in the register relating to this debate. I was in a meeting with the chair of the supervisory board of one of the more…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My noble friend has misinterpreted my comments. Supporters’ trusts—I have been heavily involved in one as well—have all sorts of members, but there are other kinds of…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for giving way. If it was proposed that Peterborough was to be moved to King’s Lynn, or to Norwich, should not the Peterborough fans have the right of veto…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, there is nothing wrong with supporters’ trusts, but working-class fans have other models as well, historically and currently; that voice also needs to be heard.…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, my Amendment 81 stands in contrast to my noble friend’s amendment, which is very exclusive in suggesting that the only format of supporters’ group should be the trust…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]That would be highly useful of the Minister, and I thank her.09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I look forward to receiving the letter from the Minister. I will say—and officials may be listening in—that if we had a situation where a football club had a licence and was being…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am a little bewildered by the direction of the debate. Some of these amendments have been put to tease out the issues. My general commentary would be rather different…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 65 is not about whether women’s football should be covered by the Bill; it is about something quite different. I will very briefly illustrate it with an issue…09 Dec 2024