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HANSARDOnline Harms Consultation[ Inaudible . ]16 Dec 2020HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting OnlineMy Lords, will the Minister explain to some of the Neanderthals on her own Benches in both Houses that support for public service broadcasting includes giving stimulation to our…09 Dec 2020HANSARDStreaming Platforms: Age RatingsMy Lords, is it not already clear that the British Board of Film Classification has tremendous respect from the public, and should not the Government bring the board into closer…08 Dec 2020HANSARDSpending Review 2020My Lords, this spending review comes as the country faces a spaghetti junction of serious challenges. There is the Covid pandemic, where even our Panglossian Prime Minister warns…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Devolved AdministrationsMy Lords, I am sure the Minister would agree that optics are important in fighting a campaign. One problem that we face in fighting the Covid epidemic is that quite often the…27 Nov 2020HANSARDSport Sector: Financial SupportAs the Minister will have gathered, there is very widespread support for this announcement. But will she make sure that the Government follow where the money is going and ensure…25 Nov 2020HANSARDPalace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme: SpendingMy Lords, will the commissions of both Houses have copies of Mr Barry’s War , by Caroline Shenton, which records how the meddling of parliamentarians in the 19th century added to…24 Nov 2020HANSARDData Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, the late Lord Jenkins—Roy Jenkins—once said that joining the EU was like climbing aboard a moving train. Clearly, getting off a moving train is even more perilous. I…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Football LeagueMy Lords, is it not time that the Government stopped pussyfooting with the Premier League and made sure that it makes a proper contribution? The Minister said that they have not…10 Nov 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy Lords, my first duty is to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Sarfraz, and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, on two excellent maiden speeches. It is not always like this, by the…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Regional TheatresMy Lords, the first theatre I ever attended was the beautiful Grand Theatre in Blackpool. Like many other iconic regional theatres, it now faces the possibility that it has closed…28 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Regional TheatresTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help regional theatres survive the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their normal operations and sources of income.28 Sept 2020HANSARDGambling LegislationMy Lords, will the Government make it clear to the FA, the Premiership, the Football League and the National League that the direction of travel is inevitably to ban gambling…10 Sept 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I welcome the speech by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Blackburn, not least because I speak as Lord McNally of Blackpool, and it was encouraging to hear him…08 Sept 2020HANSARDTreaty Scrutiny: Working Practices (EUC Report)My Lords, I thank the chairs and members of these committees for their excellent reports, which are as topical as tomorrow’s headlines. I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady…07 Sept 2020HANSARDConstitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to amend the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.29 Jul 2020HANSARDConstitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010My Lords, considering some of the noises coming out of 10 Downing Street from Mr Dominic Cummings about the hard rain about to fall on our Civil Service, surely there is a case…29 Jul 2020HANSARDParliament: Restoration and Renewal ProjectMy Lords, since the origin of the idea to move to York came from No. 10, perhaps we should carry on up to Barnard Castle. In the meantime, the real wake-up call for this House is…22 Jul 2020HANSARDTelevision LicencesMy Lords, the licence fee was created by a Conservative Government to protect the BBC from intimidation and sniping by the Government of the day. Is it not time that the…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Orchestras and Cultural VenuesMy Lords, my own town Blackpool has a “Know Before You Go” campaign that sets out for visitors what is open, what they should not do and how they should go into some venues. But a…01 Jul 2020