"My Lords, my life would be truly boring without the chance to talk about football in your Lordships’ House, so I am very pleased to have the opportunity to provide clarity on the draft statutory guidance on the meaning of “significant influence or control” in the context of the Football …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"I will have to defer to the Box on that point, but I will be happy to pick that up with the noble Lord afterwards...." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"My Lords, the foreign state influence regime is designed to prevent foreign states controlling, influencing or owning our newspapers and news magazines. It is essential that we safeguard our free press and a pluralistic media landscape for the sake of our democracy. Newspapers remain a vital trusted news source. The …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"My Lords, this has been an important and useful debate, and I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to it. I am particularly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell of Beeston, for her engagement over many months with DCMS. I think we have a better …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 October be approved.
Relevant document: 39th Report from the Secondary Legislation Committee.Considered in Grand Committee on 18 and 19 November...." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"Ensuring that the UK is prepared for a future pandemic is a top priority for this Government. We are already embedding lessons from Covid-19 within our pandemic preparedness. I have already mentioned Exercise Pegasus, so will not go through it again, but the DHSC has committed to publish a new …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"The Government are clear that the impact of Covid-19 should never be forgotten. I echo the noble Baroness in quoting the evidence given to the commission in terms of everybody losing something. A quarter of a million people lost their lives. That leaves a huge, tragic legacy for those left …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"My Lords, I am pleased that today the Government have published their response to the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration, setting out plans to mark this period in our nation’s history. I thank the noble Baroness and all the commissioners for the careful consideration they have given to their report, …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech