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HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI am 41. We benefit from having busy people who are active in many areas of civic life and who bring their experience to bear on our deliberations as they see fit. As my noble…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I am glad that we are debating this question of attendance separately from the question of participation, because they are materially different. I share the scepticism…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillI recognise the good faith that the Government have shown so far, and we have acknowledged in our previous exchanges the different records of previous Conservative Prime Ministers…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy noble friend, who has spoken briefly and enjoyably on every occasion, is keen to hear from the Lord Privy Seal, as are we all, so I leave it to her.12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, before the birthday boy, the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, begins to wind up for the Front Benches, I will speak very briefly to my Amendment 28, which seeks to…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I want to make sure that in this debate we do not forget the case of our late noble friend, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, who was imprisoned for 12 months for homosexual…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe noble and learned Lord asked how this would help and who it would serve. I had the privilege of acting as an adviser to a former leader of my party, a former Prime Minister,…12 Mar 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy noble friend’s amendment to ensure that no one party has a majority in the House of Lords is a relatively new idea. In the pre-1999 House of more than 1,000 noble Lords, there…12 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Moynihan for the forensic way he set out the case for his Amendment 7. The example with which he illustrated it—one he has used throughout…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]We on these Benches welcome the government amendment that makes it five years, so that the “state of the game” report is more aligned with the parliamentary timetable. We may…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I was always in the habit of complying with the Freedom of Information Act and, in this instance, my advice to the noble Baroness would be to give us as much as she can about…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I will give way in a minute. I take what the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, says about the income generation that this will provide to sports lawyers, but I think he would accept that…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, while I acknowledge the concerns that the noble Lord, Lord Addington, raised, I must agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, that this is not the Bill for those…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, there is an absurdity and a very serious point at the heart of this debate. We have talked a lot about a letter that we have not seen and which, in answer to a Freedom…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, for reasons I cannot fathom, our debates on heraldry always seem to come late in the evening. But I am delighted to see that it is commanding such interest from the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I agree with my noble friend Lord Moynihan that the name of this group on the list circulated by the Government Whips’ Office is a little unfortunate. This is an…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for the two government amendments in this group. They reflect amendments I tabled in Committee. The first reduces the frequency with which the…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin this first day on Report by thanking the Minister for her considerable engagement on the Bill. It is nearly two months since Committee finished, and I am sure…11 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for that reply and for the recognition that the Government also want to see the growth of English football in non-financial ways…11 Mar 2025