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HANSARDCharities: Advancement of ReligionMy Lords, the vast majority of charities work for the benefit of everybody, whatever their religion or their sex, so why did the Chancellor not take the opportunity earlier today…26 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeMy Lords, in the foreword to the latest version of the Ministerial Code, the Prime Minister says: “Restoring trust in politics is the great test of our era”, but despite agreeing…26 Nov 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I have tabled Motion B1. I am grateful to the Minister for what she has set out about it. We have made great progress in relation to many of the heritage aspects of this…24 Nov 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025My Lords, I first share in the felicitations that my noble friend Lady Evans of Bowes Park and the noble Lord, Lord Addington, sent to the Scottish team on their result last…19 Nov 2025HANSARDTelegraph Media GroupMy Lords, I welcome the Minister’s understanding of the limbo in which this leaves the Telegraph ’s journalists and readers. We all understand that there are commercial…19 Nov 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025Would the Minister be willing to let the note that was sent to the Prime Minister be published in the Libraries of both Houses? It would be helpful to see the note that was sent…19 Nov 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for what she set out. We had 10 minutes yesterday for the Urgent Question; it was not quite the opportunity to set out things at length. I…19 Nov 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Act 2025 (Specified Competitions) Regulations 2025There has been an investigation by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Government announced Mr Kogan and confirmed him as their preferred candidate to be chairman before…19 Nov 2025HANSARDIndependent Football RegulatorMy Lords, these three breaches of the appointments code are not just about trust in government. UEFA and others have made it clear that English teams’ participation in foreign…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBroadcasting (Regional Programme-making and Original Productions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am glad to have this opportunity to consider these two statutory instruments. They form part of the implementation of the Media Act 2024, which I had the pleasure of…18 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will be briefer still. I renew my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Leong, and the Government for listening on this issue and my gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord…17 Nov 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipMy Lords, we need a trusted, respected and unnewsworthy BBC more than ever. Poll after poll shows that our country feels more divided than it ever has been, not just in terms of…12 Nov 2025HANSARDOverseas Musicians Touring in the UKMy Lords, the arts have long been internationally mobile, and musicians are often needed at short notice to plug a gap in an orchestra or a West End production in order for that…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill30 Oct 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I can be very brief because the Minister has brought glad tidings. I thank him very much for that and for the way that he set out this debate. As noble Lords who…28 Oct 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillAt end insert “, and do propose Amendments 60B and 60C in lieu—28 Oct 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I beg to move Motion K1.28 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, for introducing his Amendment 102 in the way he did. I was pleased that Amendment 87D, which he signed with my noble…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response to my amendment. In it, she pointed out that Parliament had decided to use the affirmative procedure in the scrutiny of…27 Oct 2025