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HANSARDCraft Industry: SupportMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, and welcome the Minister to her first debate as Heritage Minister. What a fine debate it has been—long overdue, well…12 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to add my support to Amendment 201, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, to which I have added my name in an expression of cross-party support for…05 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]Yesterday, in another place, Conservative MPs voted proudly for the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, including my fellow members of the shadow DCMS team,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is my first time speaking on this Bill, so the Government Chief Whip will be pleased to know that I am not able to repeat comments I have previously made. I have…02 Jun 2025HANSARDSport England: Equality Act 2010My Lords, there are many inclusive grass-roots sports groups across the country, open, for instance, to women and trans women, which play a vital and cherished role in supporting…19 May 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Creative ContentMy Lords, on Monday your Lordships’ House voted by a majority of nearly 150 to stand up for the rights and intellectual property of people working in our creative industries. The…15 May 2025HANSARD80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over JapanMy Lords, this has been a powerful and humbling debate. I share the sense of honour that many noble Lords have expressed at the opportunity to take part in it. The right reverend…09 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK Summit: Visa Waiver AgreementMy Lords, it is disappointing that, with 11 days to go before the summit, the Minister cannot yet answer the question that the noble Earl poses on behalf of our creative…08 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 16 in my name, I offer my apologies for not being able to be present at Second Reading, although I followed the debate that your Lordships had then,…29 Apr 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, particularly for the willingness she has just indicated to continue discussions. SOLT and UK Theatre updated their briefing on the Bill in…29 Apr 2025HANSARDThe Future of News (Communications and Digital Committee Report)My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lady Stowell of Beeston for her chairmanship of the Communications and Digital Committee, for the report that the committee has laid…25 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingMy Lords, Section 2 of the Gender Recognition Act requires somebody applying for a gender recognition certificate to have lived in the acquired gender for at least the preceding…24 Apr 2025HANSARDElectrocardiogram ScreeningMy Lords, I congratulate the Minister on adding heritage and libraries to her ministerial responsibilities. Clearly, widening access to testing equipment, as well as to…22 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham, who set out some wise and compelling reasons for his amendment. I hope that the Government will…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I do not know if it is a sentiment shared by the Ministers opposite, but I for one think that the 39 hours we have spent in Committee on this Bill has been time well…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe reason why a certain number of hereditary Peers were kept here in your Lordships’ House was to perform that post-legislative scrutiny. Again, the Deputy Leader has suggested…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillThe Deputy Leader of the House knows that that is not the case. The leader of the Opposition can make nominations when the Prime Minister graciously allows her to do so. It is…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillIt is empirical. The data show that our hereditary colleagues currently come here more often and participate more. That is not a slight on those of us who are here as life Peers,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, I must disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Newby. If there is a misconception here, it is about the continuing presence of our hereditary colleagues in your Lordships’…01 Apr 2025