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HANSARDGambling Review White PaperI know how passionately and seriously the hon. Gentleman takes this issue, as do we on this side of the Chamber. That is why the review was comprehensive and covered many, if not…07 Jul 2022HANSARDCharitable Giving: Cost of Living IncreasesThe hon. Lady is completely wrong. The Secretary of State and I talk about and to charities all the time—constantly. What she said goes against the facts. As I just outlined,…07 Jul 2022HANSARDCharitable Giving: Cost of Living IncreasesDuring the pandemic, we showed how important charities were, with more than £750 million for the charity scheme. That showed that we needed them to survive, because they play such…07 Jul 2022HANSARDGambling Review White PaperI know that both Members have taken an active involvement in this issue and, like all the House, are looking forward to seeing the outcomes of our Gambling Act 2005 review. It…07 Jul 2022HANSARDCharitable Giving: Cost of Living IncreasesI gently remind the hon. Lady that the Opposition do not have a monopoly on sympathy and understanding. We completely understand the pressures that people are facing with the cost…07 Jul 2022HANSARDCharitable Giving: Cost of Living IncreasesWe understand that the pressures people are facing mean that some will not be able to give as much to charity as they have done in the past. However, while recent reports show a…07 Jul 2022HANSARDHeritage Steam RailwaysThe Government absolutely appreciate the unique importance of heritage steam railways in this country in promoting our industrial heritage and supporting tourism. We are in…07 Jul 2022HANSARDShort-term Holiday Letting in England: Call for EvidenceThe Government are today publishing a call for evidence looking at short-term and holiday letting in England. This call for evidence will improve the evidence base on the tourism…29 Jun 2022HANSARDDerby County Football ClubIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for securing this important debate on the…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Antisemitism and Other Racism in FootballMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Of course, we do try, both as a Government and in the sporting bodies and entities whose voice carries a lot of weight internationally.…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Antisemitism and Other Racism in FootballIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) for securing this important debate…22 Jun 2022HANSARDHistorical Discrimination in BoxingI thank the hon. Gentleman for his ongoing interest in this matter. I will come on to some of those points in a moment—it relates to some other sports and I do not want to test…08 Jun 2022HANSARDHistorical Discrimination in BoxingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I thank the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Gerald Jones) for securing a debate on this subject again. I…08 Jun 2022HANSARDHistorical Discrimination in BoxingI absolutely commit to making sure that the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues are aware of the situation. We have respectfully appealed and provided the full information,…08 Jun 2022HANSARDFootball Index CollapseI was going to come on to that point. Unfortunately, that ask is not possible, for a couple of reasons. The FCA is required by law to pass revenue from fines to the Treasury, net…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyI can say no more than that we will be publishing in the coming weeks. I am afraid that my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon South is currently detained elsewhere, so the coming…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFootball Index CollapseWith regard to compensation, as I have said, there are procedures that we cannot move from. It is also very clear that we strongly sympathise—everybody strongly sympathises. As a…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyThank you, Mr Betts. It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship and I will ensure that there is time at the end for the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFootball Index CollapseIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Ms Ghani. I should like to begin by thanking the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) for securing this debate, and all…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStatutory Gambling LevyThe answer lies in the evidence given in the debate today. As I have said, we are looking at the Gambling Act review and considering the options and the arguments made today, but…07 Jun 2022