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HANSARDPension CreditMy Lords, many of us accept that the Government have inherited a black hole in the budget and need to take action on it, and we are also not against the principle of some form of…09 Sept 2024HANSARDOnline Safety Legislation: Abuse on Social MediaMy Lords, is it not the case that Ofcom is letting down the public? What we need is to review the role of Ofcom and other regulators and, if they are failing to do their duties…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHigh-speed Rail Services: West Coast Main LineMy Lords, this side!04 Sept 2024HANSARDHigh-speed Rail Services: West Coast Main LineMy Lords—04 Sept 2024HANSARDCivil Service: RecruitmentAs we are looking at public appointments, should we extend this to the BBC and Ofcom, because both those organisations seem to be dominated by Conservatives?04 Sept 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureMy Lords, is it not the case that we need a proper plan so that we do not end up having aircraft carriers without planes? Is it not about time that we plan for the future, rather…25 Jul 2024HANSARDGovernment StandardsMy Lords, this House is dominated by people from London and the south-east. Are the Government planning to make this House more representative by including more Members from the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDEuropean Investment BankWhen we left the European Union we were told that there were loads of trade deals to be done around the world. The previous Government sent people to every quarter of the world to…24 Jul 2024HANSARDHS2My Lords, when the last Government cancelled High Speed 2, they said that they would transfer the money into northern schemes but, as we know, a lot of it was spent in other…23 Jul 2024HANSARDSchool Funding: Special Educational NeedsMy Lords, the Government always ignore the fact that they have had 14 years of cuts before they then make an announcement of some extra funding—which normally works out to about…23 May 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, yesterday’s debate was very interesting. I raised the issue of a woman whose daughter had been murdered in a hit and run and who had made a complaint to IPSO. That…23 May 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Offences BillOn the issue of credibility, the people who have been affected by the scandal will want the Post Office to have no connection whatever with any investigation. Does the Minister…23 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillCan the Minister explain why the Senedd is refusing to sign up to this agreement? It might be of interest to the House to know why.23 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillQuite frankly, there are lots of lawyers in here. I do not know whether, if we put forward everyone’s name, perhaps the Senedd could agree to someone who is already in the House…23 May 2024HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI will make just one point to the Minister: will the direction and guidance given to the data controller say that the information being found to be vexatious will be an automatic…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 9 because the quality of news in total has deteriorated over the last few years, and we definitely need more regulation to deal with this. As far as…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillCorrect: GB News. It allows one Tory MP to interview another Tory MP, which is against the rules, as everyone knows, and yet Ofcom sits on the fence because it does not want to…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillCan I take it from those comments that the Minister actually believes that there should be far more local content in TV, from regions, towns and cities, and that those these…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillI am asking a question. Would the Minister like to comment on the fact that the BBC and Ofcom are dominated by card-carrying members of the Tory party? Does he think that is…23 May 2024HANSARDMedia BillWhips should be seen and not heard.23 May 2024