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HANSARDBirmingham Commonwealth Games (Compensation for Enforcement Action) Regulations 2021My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Moynihan, I feel slightly intimidated in trying to match the noble Lords, Lord Hunt and Lord Bilimoria, in both their knowledge of Birmingham…30 Jun 2021HANSARDSpace Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021My Lords, I welcome the appearance on the Order Paper of these SIs as yet another clear signal that the Government are serious in their intent that Britain should be a leading…29 Jun 2021HANSARDBBC: Freedom of Information LegislationMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s emphasis on, and welcome for, the initiatives taken by the new chairman and director-general to increase transparency and freedom of information…24 Jun 2021HANSARDTourismIt is always nice to start your remarks in a nice atmosphere, although I have some sympathy. There must be a better way of organising debates with such interest across all parts…24 Jun 2021HANSARDDaniel Morgan Independent Panel ReportMy Lords, surely the people who should be most angry and outraged by this report are the vast majority of police officers, to whom the noble Lord, Lord Davies, referred, because…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPublic Representatives: Online AbuseMy Lords, all our thoughts are with the Cox family today. Does the Minister agree that what we now know makes it more and more clear that the report of the noble Lord, Lord…16 Jun 2021HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I first welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, to the Front Bench; I hope that she has a very long stay. I am just passing through, but it was a great pleasure to hear…27 May 2021HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Baroness, Lady Fullbrook. Maiden speeches are never easy, and in these circumstances they are very difficult indeed. As a number of…18 May 2021HANSARDNorthern Ireland: Flight Passengers and Covid-19My Lords, I am pleased that the final Question in Question Time today gives us the opportunity to say something about the importance of co-operation between the Irish Republic and…28 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley, pointed out, the sector has already been impacted by the failure of the Brexit negotiations to protect the creative industries. In the…27 Apr 2021HANSARDBody Mass IndexMy Lords, when I entered this House, 25 years ago, it was my noble friend Lord Addington’s body mass that aided the House of Lords in becoming unbeatable in the annual tug of war…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueMy Lords, will the Minister ask Tracey Crouch to hold public hearings around the regions while she conducts her inquiry?20 Apr 2021HANSARDAudiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, indicated, this debate is but one small piece of a larger jigsaw which Parliament will have to put together in the new Session in May.…13 Apr 2021HANSARDSocial Media: Offensive MaterialMy Lords, I am interested in the Minister’s comment that the department is in discussions with the police about the use of existing powers. Would it not be a good idea for the…23 Mar 2021HANSARDOffice of Communications: ChairMy Lords, earlier this week the Government published their external review, which said that the BBC is the most trusted broadcaster in the world. Is it not about time they started…18 Mar 2021HANSARDInternational Women’s DayColleagues, I would like to use my time to raise how the criminal justice system responds to the needs of women in prison. It is now 14 years since the ground-breaking report by…11 Mar 2021HANSARDSpace IndustryMy Lords, it is very clear from what the noble Lord, Lord Johnson, said, that we have been down this road before. Some of us are old enough to remember Blue Streak and Black…04 Mar 2021HANSARDNorthampton Town Football ClubMy Lords, will the Minister promise to bring this exchange to the attention of his colleague Nigel Huddleston, the Minister for Sport, and suggest to him that it is time for the…03 Mar 2021HANSARDEconomic Partnership Agreement: KenyaMy Lords, there are times when debates in this House make one feel very old. Between 1974 and 1979 I was a special adviser to Jim Callaghan, working closely with the much-missed…02 Mar 2021HANSARDAustralia: News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining CodeMy Lords, the Minister has referred several times to the CMA’s digital markets unit as one of the weapons that will be at our disposal, but the CMA has called for new statutory…25 Feb 2021