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HANSARDBBC Royal Charter: Gaelic BroadcastingMy Lords, unlike S4C, MG Alba does not have statutory designation as a public service broadcaster, which leaves it more vulnerable to budgetary pressures from the BBC. Only last…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I have retabled Amendments 6, 8, 9, 41 and 42 to press the Government a little further on how parliamentary accountability will be guaranteed in the application of the…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, am very glad that my noble friend Lord Harlech has returned to this issue on Report. He cannot be the only Islington resident who was dismayed by the aftermath…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Addington, on this trio of amendments, which reflect the important discussions we had in Committee on sporting legacy. Those debates…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, as this is my first opportunity, I am sure that we all want to send our best wishes for good luck to the England football team in their major sporting event this…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for that response and for the time she has made available to noble Lords from across the House on the other amendments we have…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Holmes of Richmond and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, I welcome the movement the Government have shown on these issues, particularly in…15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]No.15 Jul 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend for his points, which we supported in Committee and support still. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and my noble friend Lady Morris for their…15 Jul 2026HANSARDContemporary Cultural BoycottsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, on securing this debate and thank her and Freedom in the Arts for the work that they have done in highlighting…09 Jul 2026HANSARDArts EducationMy Lords, applications open in the autumn for the next round of the Arts Council’s national portfolio investment programme. I particularly welcome that it will be a five-year…07 Jul 2026HANSARDRailways BillMy Lords, it is a privilege, though one tinged with sadness, to follow the valedictory speech of the noble Lord, Lord Wilson of Dinton, who has just reminded us of the great,…07 Jul 2026HANSARDLive MusicMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Brennan, for this very well-timed debate as we head into the peak summer season of live music across the nation, which brings investment,…02 Jul 2026HANSARDMedia Green PaperMy Lords, there is much to be commended in the Green Paper, not least adding on-demand rights to the listed events regime which we have been discussing in the Sporting Events…29 Jun 2026HANSARDPlaces of Worship Renewal FundMy Lords, I am very grateful to my noble and learned friend Lady Prentis of Banbury, for securing this debate and congratulate her for the way she set it out. I also congratulate…25 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, for leading the debate on this series of amendments. As she says, it is unavoidably in our minds…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I am grateful to the Minister for her response and to all noble Lords who spoke in support of the amendments. It was a useful discussion and I will look carefully at what the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDClergy Conduct MeasureMy Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester for introducing the Measure and to the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for setting…24 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]24 Jun 2026