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HANSARDDormant 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 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]I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Kramer and Lady Barker, for tabling Amendment 6 on the additionality principle. I also thank the noble Baronesses for their time in the…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: 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]We do; we keep it under review and, if the oversight trust took on a broader role, would review whether it would need additional resources. For the reasons I have set out, we…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 2021HANSARDChannel 4: ConsultationThe noble Lord mentions the work done by Ernst & Young. Our analysts, UKGI, and our corporate finance advisers, JP Morgan, take a different view and that is why we are taking a…16 Nov 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, noble Lords will recall that this Bill will create one of the toughest telecoms security regimes in the world and ensure the security and resilience of the UK’s…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 5, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 5A.15 Nov 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I certainly hear the disappointment and perhaps, as the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, said, even the indignation of his noble friend Lord Fox, in his absence. I am…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillMy Lords, I have already spoken to Motion B, and I beg to move it formally.15 Nov 2021HANSARDTelecommunications (Security) BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 4, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 4A.15 Nov 2021HANSARDRacism in CricketYes, absolutely. I am mindful of the Question yesterday on inclusion in sport. That is at the centre of the Government’s strategy Sporting Future . It is critical when confronting…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRacism in CricketI do not entirely agree with my noble friend. He is right to point to the need for evidence. That is why we are very keen to see the full report and are glad that it has been…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRacism in CricketI am sure that the ECB has heard the reminder; it should reply to the noble Lord and take him up on the offer of his insights and expertise. He is also right to point to the work…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRacism in CricketMy noble friend is right: the vast majority of people who play and enjoy cricket have the right attitude. He is a well-published author on the subject as well as being a member of…10 Nov 2021HANSARDRacism in CricketThe noble Lord makes an important point. Something clearly went catastrophically wrong with the culture at board level at Yorkshire County Cricket Club. It is good that the former…10 Nov 2021