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HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I will come to that point. In addition, new Section 280A repeals and replaces some sections that already carry a right of appeal in respect of Charity Commission decisions, namely…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I am sorry, I should have said that I am glad that the long saga to which my noble friend referred has come to an end, but these are complex issues. We do not think we should give…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, for tabling Amendment 7, the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for moving it, and those who raised this issue in the written and oral…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]18 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Etherton, for his proposed amendment and again to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for speaking to it. It is important that we…18 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their recognition of the action the Government have taken on this, even if it is conditional at the outset. I am grateful to the noble…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, a number of noble Lords tabled and signed amendments in Committee which sought to broaden the range of consultees listed in Clause 29 of the Bill, which I believe…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]I am grateful to the noble Baronesses for their amendment and for their vigilance and scrutiny in this area. I am grateful also for their time the other day, when we had a helpful…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam of Brighton, the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Newcastle, and my noble friend Lord Hodgson of…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]As the noble Baronesses, Lady Barker and Lady Kramer, have said, Amendment 9 has been tabled with a view to ensuring that the Oversight Trust is appropriately resourced and…16 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationAgain, the noble Lord slightly pre-empts our response to the consultation. A range of views have been made in it and that is why we held it. As I said previously, whatever…16 Nov 2021HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]The noble Baroness has anticipated my next remarks: I was going to reiterate the commitment given by my noble friend Lady Barran in Committee that the Government will consider…16 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationMy Lords, the Government want Channel 4 to succeed as a public service broadcaster, and all PSBs are required to broadcast news. They are regulated under Ofcom’s Broadcasting…16 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationYes, and Channel 4’s inherent characteristics are also its strengths: its ability to make distinctive content, its work with independent producers and, in turn, its ability to…16 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationI thank the noble Lord for that important point. Channel 4 is uniquely constrained in its ability to meet the challenges facing the media landscape today; in comparison with other…16 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationChannel 4’s access to networks outside London and its work with independent producers right across the UK are likely to be attractive assets that any potential buyer would nurture…16 Nov 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationThe noble Lord speaks with great experience of the sector. I am about the same age as Channel 4; the environment in which it was launched in 1982 was very different from the…16 Nov 2021