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HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for the support of the party opposite. World-leading experts have informed this guidance and it is important that we give it to the many…03 May 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportWe do not, but we hope that the guidelines will encourage people who play sport, whichever sport it is, to do so safely.03 May 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportI send my congratulations via my noble friend to the Birmingham Bulls and everyone involved in the Union Cup. We have chosen to use the word concussion because it is what is most…03 May 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportI indeed congratulate all those who have campaigned on this from bitter personal experience. I hope that the guidelines, and the greater awareness and understanding that they will…03 May 2023HANSARDUK Concussion Guidelines for Grass-roots SportMy right honourable friend the Sports Minister has committed to continue to work with our colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care to make sure that the relevant…03 May 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperI am grateful to the noble Baroness—we had the opportunity briefly to discuss this with some officials earlier, and I know that she will continue to take the opportunities to do…03 May 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperThe precise design of the levy will be decided by consultation, following which we will introduce the levy by secondary legislation, affording an opportunity for debate in your…03 May 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperI mentioned some of the work which has already been taken forward to help vulnerable people. The noble Lord is right to point to people with mental health difficulties and the…03 May 2023HANSARDGambling Act Review White PaperI pay tribute to the work my noble friend does with GambleAware in this important area. We welcome the efforts we have seen from the industry to increase contributions to…03 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairIt is right that an independent process was commissioned and allowed the time to run. Mr Sharp himself has said that he regrets the impact this has had on the corporation he has…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, I will endeavour to give that clarity, but it may be clearer still if I flesh some points out in writing in addition to what I say now.02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI do not think that it will. We have provided further resource for Ofcom to take on the work that this Bill will give it; it has been very happy to engage with noble Lords to talk…02 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairI agree with the first part of what the noble Lord says. The news today about the BBC’s work launching the emergency radio service in Sudan is another testament to the fantastic…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI do not think so, but I will certainly look at it again, and I am very happy to speak to the noble Lord as I do. My point is that it would not be workable or proportionate for a…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillVery good—only one each, and hopefully fewer. I thank noble Lords for the points they raised in the debate on these amendments. I understand the concerns raised about how the…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillTaking it out in the way that the amendment suggests throws up that risk. I am sure that it is not the intention of the noble Lord or the noble Baroness in putting it, but that is…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillI cannot give a firm timescale today but I will seek what further information I can provide in writing. I have not seen it yet, but I know that the work continues. Amendments 28…02 May 2023HANSARDOnline Safety BillTechnical possibility is a matter for the sector—02 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairThe process for appointing the chair of the BBC is set out in the BBC’s royal charter. It requires an appointment to be made by Order in Council following a fair and open…02 May 2023HANSARDBBC: Appointment and Resignation of ChairI agree with the noble Lord. Indeed, Mr. Sharp pointed in his own resignation statement and letters to his regret at the distraction this has caused to the corporation. We are…02 May 2023