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HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I too hope very much that the Minister and the department will look favourably on these amendments, for the reasons given by the noble Baronesses, Lady Brady and Lady…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, in opening this debate, the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, expressed the hope that we would not take another hour dealing with this group of amendments. We have taken well…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I point out to the noble Lord that the whole point is that this regulator is independent. Obviously, it is influenced strongly by government decisions, but it is independent.…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I declare an interest, having acted recently for Manchester City in relation to the charges by the Premier League. I put it to the noble Lord that the system he and the noble…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, it is important to remember that Premier League clubs are already extensively regulated by the rules of the Premier League. The problem is that those rules are made by…09 Dec 2024HANSARDConstruction Sector: Cash RetentionsDoes the Minister acknowledge that the vice of late payments is not confined to the building industry? Do the Government have any plans to address this mischief more broadly?10 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateMy Lords, will the Minister address one of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, in his compelling observations? If it is really necessary and appropriate to make a…03 Sept 2024HANSARDInternational Anti-Corruption CourtMy Lords, the Minister needs to bear in mind that the poor performance of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court means that many of us do not have…02 Sept 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I have known the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, for a very long time and have long admired the breadth and depth of his legal knowledge, his judgment and his…23 Jul 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, when a judge gives a dissenting judgment, he or she often says that they have the misfortune to disagree with the other judgments. I have the misfortune to disagree with…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe noble Earl knows very well indeed that I cannot possibly have any knowledge of the circumstances of his complaint. I am sure that if the noble Earl takes up the matter with…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThat is a very sensitive subject.23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillAgain, the House cannot possibly know all the circumstances. I very much doubt it, but IPSO may have made a mistake. I am sure that there are also many complaints to the…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe reality of political life—the noble Lord knows this as much as I do—is that wash-up is a very difficult constitutional concept. However, that is what we have, and it is the…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWait a minute. I have continued to consider so since, and my views are confirmed by the fact that we have all managed perfectly well for 10 years.23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillGive me a moment. I said I would give way, but I would like to finish my point. If the noble Baroness does not mind, I would like to finish my answer to the noble Lord and then I…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillNo—please let me answer the noble Baroness. The treatment of disabled people is a very contentious issue on which strong views are held, and I am not going to get into that…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillThe noble Lord may recall, and the noble Lord, Lord Watson, will certainly recall, that Impress, the authorised regulator, was funded for a long time by the late Mr Max Mosley,…23 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillMy Lords, I associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, and the noble Baroness, Lady Lister. I am unclear whether the Government accept, as I think they must,…21 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI am puzzled by this because it is an unusual thing in legislation to say that Section 3 is disapplied. Is it not the inevitable inference from the inclusion of that provision…21 May 2024