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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Wolfson’s Amendment 93. I totally disagree with my noble friend Lord Hailsham on this. It is a matter of significant importance to…01 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill)My Lords, I declare my interests in sport as set out in the register. I have spoken in Committee and on Report about the damage that retaining Clause 5 will do to the sporting…26 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillMy Lords, not wholly surprisingly, I will speak to the impact that this Bill, and the Budget which preceded it, will have on investment in sport and physical activity. I regard…19 Mar 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 27 and 29 in my name, and I declare my interests in sport as set out in the register. I thank the Minister for his sympathetic response to…18 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I rise to support the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, and thank him and the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, for their hard work on this issue and for highlighting its…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 94D and in so doing echo the welcome that the House has given to the Minister on introducing Amendment 90. Amendment 94D focuses on the role of…17 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 6 I shall speak also to my Amendment 82. The purpose of Amendment 6 is found in the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee report of 20…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall address Amendments 16 and 26, standing in my name on the Marshalled List. In moving this amendment, let me set out a number of legal issues that have been raised…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I turn first to the noble Lord, Lord Goddard, and his comment that by accepting this amendment, we would be watering down the regulation. On the contrary, if you look at the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords for their contribution to this debate. For the avoidance of doubt, I was not around for the 1975 Bill—I was far too young—but I was…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am grateful to my noble friend from the Front Bench and the Minister for their contributions, and for the intervention, although I regret that I was not in a position to answer…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, in moving Amendment 7, I will also speak to Amendment 28, which refer to the owners’ and directors’ test, which goes far beyond the regulatory requirements in sport—in…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, as well as moving Amendment 4, I shall speak to Amendment 5, which is consequential. I place on record my thanks to the Minister for her much-appreciated constant…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords for their contribution to this debate. I will attempt to respond to the comments that have been made. I attended the meeting yesterday,…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, noble Lords with long memories will recall that my arrival in this House was somewhat unusual and speaks directly to both parts of my noble friend’s amendment. As the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am doing precisely that by talking about the hereditary principle and the removal of the hereditaries. Both are central to what I am speaking about. I gave my experience from…03 Mar 2025