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HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to today’s debate, including my noble friend Lord Lindsay, who spoke in the gap. As the noble Lord, Lord Fox,…07 Nov 2022HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]If I may, I will accept the noble Lord’s invitation to look at this in Committee because it is worthy of the deeper scrutiny that that affords. A number of noble Lords…07 Nov 2022HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]We do not expect the Bill to have any impact on the operation of the Northern Ireland protocol. It is a measure to digitise business-to-business trade documents. It will allow…07 Nov 2022HANSARDOnline Safety BillMy Lords, the arrangement of parliamentary business is, as the noble Baroness will appreciate, a matter for business managers through the usual channels. However, the Bill remains…07 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting: BBC CentenaryMy Lords, this has been a very spirited and thought-provoking debate, and a very enjoyable one for my first time back at the Dispatch Box. I warmly congratulate the noble Lord,…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI join the noble Lord in paying tribute to my noble friend Lord Kamall, with whom I swapped places on the substitutes’ bench; I hope that his stay there will be as brief as mine.…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceWe want to give fans a strong voice in the governance of the national game. That is why we had the fan-led review, and we are grateful to everyone who took part in it. The…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceYes, we still agree that football needs to be reformed to secure its long-term sustainability. Some of the action can be taken now; it does not require legislation or government…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, much has changed even since the Prime Minister made those commitments. My right honourable friends the Secretary of State and the Sports Minister are taking the time to…03 Nov 2022HANSARDPublic Service Broadcasting: BBC CentenaryI am grateful to my noble friend for the opportunity to say a bit more. There is not much that I can add, other than to repeat the Secretary of State’s words from last night. We…03 Nov 2022HANSARDElectronic Trade Documents Bill [HL]That the Bill be referred to a Second Reading Committee.03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy Lords, the Government published their response to the recommendations made by the independent fan-led review of football governance in April 2022. The Government recognise the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceAs I said to the noble Lord’s noble friend earlier, football itself can take forward some of the recommendations in the fan-led review which we endorsed in April, such as…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceThe White Paper will set out the detail that I am unable to give at the Dispatch Box today. My right honourable friends the Secretary of State and the Sports Minister have engaged…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceOfficials and Ministers in the department are discussing the recommendations of the fan-led review with all the interested parties, taking into account all those views, and the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceMy noble friend raises some of the complex issues with which my right honourable friends are grappling in their discussions with everybody interested in this matter, including…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI may disappoint the noble Lord by repeating that we are looking at that and all the recommendations that Tracey Crouch and the fan-led review made. He should not read anything…03 Nov 2022HANSARDArts: Energy Cost SupportMy Lords, rising energy bills are affecting businesses across the economy, but I am glad to hear my noble friend recognise the particular role that cultural organisations play in…20 Oct 2022HANSARDArmed Forces: LGBT VeteransMy Lords, the Government’s decision to ask the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, to conduct this review was rightly widely welcomed, as have been the campaigns by my noble…17 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Heritage Act 1983My Lords, it is a pleasure to welcome my noble friend Lord Kamall to his new role. I am in the happy position of being able to say that I know he will both enjoy and excel at it.…13 Oct 2022