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Lords Chamber
Regional Arts Facilities - Wed 27 Mar 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Wigley (PC - Life peer) I think particularly of the Welsh National Opera, which circulates considerably in England. - Speech Link
2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) I talked with the Welsh National Opera only last week about the importance and benefits of touring, as - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) We can only pray that we are nearing the season finale of this endless Tory soap opera, but her leadership - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill
2nd reading - Wed 20 Mar 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Jonathan Reynolds (LAB - Stalybridge and Hyde) away from the sub-postmasters and their needs, and the conversation became much more about the soap opera - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 15 Mar 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Samantha Dixon (Lab - City of Chester) It was a strong, educational storyline in a well-watched and much-loved soap opera, and illustrates my - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Poverty Reduction - Thu 22 Feb 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) I will never forget the story of the 10-year-old who was a promising opera singer. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) London theatre that pulled the plug on the Jewish Film Festival, the cancellation of the Israeli hip-hop opera - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Self-employment: A1 Forms - Mon 12 Feb 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Lord Berkeley of Knighton (XB - Life peer) documented, the problems over visas for musicians and singers are now compounded by the fact that foreign opera - Speech Link
2: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) finest music industries in the world, which of course includes rock music but also classical music and opera - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Arts - Thu 01 Feb 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Rooker (Lab - Life peer) Annual performances by Mid Wales Opera fill the auditorium. - Speech Link
2: Lord Murphy of Torfaen (Lab - Life peer) The Arts Council was given 9% more funding in the last settlement but has cut opera by 22%. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Next General Election - Mon 29 Jan 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Ellie Reeves (Lab - Lewisham West and Penge) He has no mandate, which is why he has no authority and why the Tory soap opera continues. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
2nd reading - Mon 18 Dec 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Garnier (Con - Life peer) overture, and it is with eager anticipation that we await the many, I hope, successive acts of the opera - Speech Link