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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"Yes, I am moving Amendment 83 and speaking to Amendment 86 from my noble friend Lady Sater.

As I was saying, there is real concern about the impact of the CQC regulations on these grass-roots sports. If my noble friend Lady Sater was here, she would freely admit that this …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"I thank the noble Lords for their contribution to this debate. As I believe I get almost the last word of the whole Committee stage, I thank everyone. We have had some expert contributions over the two days. We have had Olympic medallists, Games organisers, local government leaders and some …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"Noble Lords will notice that I am not my noble friend Lord Young of Acton, who, unfortunately, cannot be here this evening. Unfortunately, my noble friend Lady Davies is also not able to be here. But I would be grateful if the Minister is able to reply to their amendments.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"I thank my noble friend Lord Holmes, and all other noble Lords, for what I hope people will see as a good debate and a helpful contribution. We hope to make sure the UK is best placed for the best planned events, so I hope this will be taken in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"I thank both noble Lords for their interventions, and it shows the richness of this discussion. I agree with my noble friend Lord Moynihan on review timeframes that should be not just six months but longer terms. To the point on legacy from the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, I will …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and other noble Lords for their gold medal contributions today—if I am allowed to say that, at this stage at least. As the noble Lord, Lord Foster, and my noble friend Lord Hayward set out, there are quite often unintended consequences, the sausage …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Artificial Intelligence: Global Governance

"My Lords, recent restrictions by the United States on access by foreign nationals to certain advanced AI models have highlighted the extent to which access to frontier AI technology can be determined by decisions taken overseas. What discussions have the Government had with international partners to ensure that the United …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL]

"My Lords, I start by declaring that, further to the comments made by my noble friend Lord Hayward, if I was ever to win anything significant, it would definitely be by a massive stroke of luck.

The Government’s clearly stated intention for the Bill is to create an event-agnostic framework …..."

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