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HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]Amendments 8 to 12 are in my name. I shall outline them as briskly as I can, and I think it makes sense for me to speak to them in reverse order. Amendment 12 is a concessionary…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]14 Dec 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, the Attorney-General is a Member of Parliament. Previously, they have been Members of your Lordships’ House; the current Attorney-General is a Member of another place.…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]That consent function, my Lords, is something the Government consider important; it is part of the assessment of whether it is in the public interest for the reference to the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendment 1 in my name. As this was a Law Commission Bill, scrutinised through the Special Public Bill process, I thank the noble Lords who sat on the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFreedom of SpeechMy Lords, I am very grateful to the most reverend Primate for giving us this important and, if I may say so, enjoyable debate. As he said, this is a return to tradition for your…10 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleCertainly, I had the pleasure of serving on that committee before I joined Her Majesty’s Government. I thank noble Lords who also served on that committee. That work and much…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, this research is a useful contribution to the evidence base and will be considered carefully in our ongoing review of the Gambling Act, which is taking a close look at…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleThe noble Lord is right that a public health approach involves prevention as well as treatment. There is a wide range of provisions in the advertising codes designed to protect…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, I am conscious that the online safety Bill is in pre-legislative scrutiny in your Lordships’ House, and a Joint Committee of both Houses will be looking at this…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleI assure the right reverend Prelate that the Gambling Act review is taking a close look at the rules regarding advertising on social media. We want full use to be made of all the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleAs I have said, there are already strict rules on the targeting of adverts relating to children but, as part of the Gambling Act review, we will certainly look at the evidence…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleMy Lords, the Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising requires paid-for social media adverts to be targeted only at people aged 25 and above and YouTube…06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleMy noble friend tempts me to pre-empt the work of the Gambling Act review, which is ongoing. It is certainly looking at issues such as that.06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleWe are looking broadly at the issues of advertising and marketing, including in relation to sports clubs, and have called for evidence on these as part of the review.06 Dec 2021HANSARDGambling: Children and Young PeopleOperators must advertise responsibly, and we are committed to tackling aggressive practices. We have called for evidence on advertising and sponsorship as part of our review. The…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewThat recommendation was taken up by my honourable friend Tracey Crouch in the fan-led review. The Government have accepted it in principle, but we will come back with our full…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Casey of Blackstock, for her thorough and important review. Her report rightly highlights that responsibility for the reckless…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewMy Lords, the noble Baroness’s report is thorough and very significant, and it includes a number of very important recommendations for the football authorities, the police, the…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewThere were meetings between the Metropolitan Police, the Government and others in the days running up to the final, but the noble Lord makes an important point about sharing…06 Dec 2021