"Perhaps I might intervene briefly on this group. I support Amendment 63 but, like the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, I wonder whether it is too modest in scope. As I said when I spoke on the last day in Committee, I am sympathetic to the kinds of effects that zero-hours …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I am generally somewhat nervous about purpose clauses, but I can see the argument in the case of this Bill, because there is a lot of confusion about what it is trying to achieve. Indeed, it serves to highlight the incoherence of this Government’s approach to generating economic …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I was not going to speak on this group but the noble Lord, Lord Barber, has painted a horrific picture of the impact of zero hours on some workers. For some people I know who have been on the receiving end of zero-hours contracts, sometimes it has been …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to open today’s debate on the future of news, which follows the report from the Communications and Digital Committee last autumn.
Like my noble friend Lord Bridges, I am no longer the chair of the committee, having been part of the rotation earlier …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"That this House takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee The future of news (1st Report, HL Paper 39)...." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I am conscious of time and that there is another debate still to come. If I may say, very briefly, because the Government Deputy Chief Whip is in her place right now, I am hugely grateful to the Government for scheduling these debates today in the Chamber, but …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend by regulations under Schedule 7 to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 to provide exemptions for certain funds associated with foreign powers, such as sovereign wealth or public-sector pensions funds, to invest in UK newspapers and news magazines...." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will not be surprised that I am disappointed that the department has not provided her with any more information than that which she gave us last time. If the Minister is not able to tell us when the Government will bring forward these important regulations—they are …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I simply want to make two points, one on procedure and the other on substance. On procedure and the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey, he will know, as a long-standing Member of this House, that if my noble friend’s amendment were not in …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech