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HANSARDQualifications Reform ReviewMy Lords, I too very much welcome the Government’s Statement. I say that on behalf of my noble friends Lord Blunkett, Lady Blower and Lord Knight, who, together with the noble…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]Some 72 miles and a few chains, I am sure. Even a club such as Bristol Rovers, who were obliged to move to Bath, which is only about 15 miles away, had to play there for 10 years…18 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 138A on what consultation means. The wording— “leave out ‘consults’ and insert ‘meets regularly with’”— is taken from the Explanatory Notes.…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]On that last point, is the noble Baroness aware of the amount of in-game gambling that takes place through television and, of course, mobile phones, where the betting companies…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend, and I fully accept that point; I have misinterpreted what he said. He seemed to be suggesting that trusts were different from other supporters’ groups.…16 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I understand my noble friend’s point about every stakeholder, but can she name a stakeholder more important than the fans?16 Dec 2024HANSARDPlan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentMy Lords, the Government’s milestones are very much to be welcomed as steps towards progress in the broader strategy over the years ahead. It is somewhat depressing to find—maybe…12 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Addington, in Amendments 91 and 92. I support his view on having free-to-air services for certain sports. My main reason is to expose…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak to my Amendment 78, and I would like to begin with a quote, that “there is no reference to players as a group the regulator should co-operate with … There is not…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am a bit surprised, because the Benches opposite have, on several occasions, accused us on this side of trying to extend the reach of the regulator. The noble Lord asked: what…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I am slightly embarrassed, but there has been a former professional footballer on the Labour Benches. He is now deceased. He was certainly here in the early 2000s. I shall find…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]My Lords, I support Amendments 182 to 184 in the names of my noble friends Lady Taylor and Lord Bassam. I do so, as my noble friend Lord Bassam said, specifically in relation to…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I just want to make a point that has emerged in this short debate—or has become obvious to me in it. The first thing is to say to the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, that I take issue…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord for giving way. I have bit my tongue for the last hour as I have watched the charade from the Benches opposite, all using up their entire allocation while…04 Dec 2024HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, as other noble Lords have said, England and Wales are outliers on the issue of humanist marriages, with Scotland having applied legal recognition in 2005, Northern…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]It is absolutely worrying. These countries have the right to do what they like with their money, but we have a right to say, “I don’t really wish to engage with that”, because we…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]On the noble Baroness’s last point, I do not want the regulator to be doing this. That is why I want it in the Bill. This is not an issue where there can be any subjectivity.…02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]A financial commitment.02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]I accept that, and I hope I made that clear earlier—but how do you consult the other people? You do not know who they are.02 Dec 2024HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [HL]The point I was making was that the wording was appropriate for the Explanatory Notes but not for the Bill.02 Dec 2024