Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Choirs: Restrictions
"In both the county of my birth, Yorkshire, and the county of my home, Essex, there are great choral traditions. My noble friend will realise that these amateur choirs go beyond just singing; they are an important part of what makes the community tick. Given that she said that amateur …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2020
Streaming Platforms: Age Ratings
"My Lords, algorithm or not, this is a very welcome development because it gives families some guidance with regard to the relevant ages. Is my noble friend surprised that other platforms have not joined in? In particular, Disney does not use the system at all. It uses a ratings system …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 17th June 2020
Asked by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the District Councils' Network on the safe opening of leisure facilities following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answered by Baroness Barran
- Shadow Minister (Education)
Leisure facilities and gyms play a crucial role in supporting people to be active and the Government is committed to reopening sports and physical activity facilities as soon as it is safe to do so.
We are holding regular discussions with representatives from the leisure sector, national sports organisations and local authorities to support the opening of facilities in a timely and safe manner once lockdown measures are eased. The Minister for Sport discussed some of these matters directly with the District Council Network at one of its weekly conference calls on Monday 8 June.
As with all aspects of the Government’s response to Covid-19, we will be guided by the science to ensure that as restrictions are eased people can return to activity safely.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Children: Exposure to Harmful Content
"My Lords, notwithstanding that there are some very unpleasant and disturbing images on the web, there is also a problem of addressing mature themes between childhood and adolescence. Can we look at the past success of the British Board of Film Classification? Does my noble friend agree that the 12 …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 29 Apr 2020
Social Media: Fake News
"Does my noble friend agree that it is very different when people seek to deliberately spread misinformation, blaming particular minority groups—maybe Jewish people or Muslims—using pernicious false information, graphs and other forms of information? What discussions has she had with the various police authorities in this country and internationally for …..."Lord Pickles - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 31st January 2019
Asked by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the International Paralympic Committee about the proposed ban on Israeli athletes attending the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.
Answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde
The International Paralympic Committee announced this week the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships would no longer be held in Malaysia.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th November 2015
Asked by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will support the inclusion of a specific exemption for Holocaust research in the forthcoming European General Data Protection Regulation.
Answered by Lord Vaizey of Didcot
I agree that it is vital that the General Data Protection Regulation, currently being negotiated, provides safeguards to enable historical researchers and archivists to continue with important work.