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HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI will take advantage of the flexibility in the Chamber to say that, notwithstanding the intervention of a cup of tea, my amendment will be moved on Report.29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this is an interesting debate on these proposals, which are potentially linked and will develop into a theme which perhaps redresses the balance. When commenting on the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillSurely the noble Lord agrees that a mast on a community sports building, although it provides a generous rent, should not be regarded as some kind of lottery win. I return to my…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIs the noble Lord aware of the American import of site aggregators—companies which, I think, finance the Protect and Connect campaign? I should say I used to work for Speed Up…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, having followed this debate quite closely, I thought I would make a brief intervention. I want simply to put the case for the operators, since they have been hammered…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillWe ought to remember that Vodafone is a global company and a great British success story. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Northbrook, on reading out the successful efforts of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI do not want to be sidetracked into a debate on the classification of wind or solar farms, but I would describe mobile phones as an essential utility. The noble Earl himself…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMedia LiteracyMy Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the register of Members’ interests, particularly on Common Sense Media and NewsGuard. I am sure that the Minister will have…20 Jun 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is a delight to follow my noble friend Lady Harding, and a great pleasure to be in the Chamber with her. When I was a Minister, I worked closely with her when she was…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSchools: Model History CurriculumMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of Members’ interests. Does my noble friend share my concern that the British Education Suppliers Association is considering legal…16 May 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy Lords, I will keep my remarks extremely brief. The Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) Bill amends Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, which…25 Apr 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillThat the Bill do now pass.25 Apr 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy Lords, this is a wonderful opportunity for me to take this important Bill through your Lordships’ House. I thank—I do not know if I can call him my honourable friend—the Member…18 Mar 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy Lords, this has been a fantastically erudite and insightful debate, covering a wide range of issues, but coming back always to focus on the importance of the Bill. I…18 Mar 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.18 Mar 2022HANSARDDigital Technology (Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee Report)My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, and I can assure him that he is no impostor. It is a great pleasure to sit on the Communications and…11 Mar 2022HANSARDGambling AdvertisingMy Lords, I declare my interest as sitting on the advisory board of Sisal, as part of its National Lottery bid—but also, amazingly, I am part of the Behavioural Insights Team…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Health: Media AdvertisingMy Lords, the Government remain committed to banning junk-food advertising as part of their drive to introduce more and more regulation. Can my noble friend assure me that he will…28 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyMy Lords—24 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Food StrategyMy Lords, I apologise; I did not realise that it was the Opposition Front Bench speaking. The national food strategy is a fantastic piece of work, but it concerns me that the…24 Feb 2022