Debate on bill on Monday, 24 April 2006, in the House of Lords.

National Lottery Bill

National Lottery Bill. Lords Report stage (HL Bill 97 2005-06)

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 681 c15-49
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: National Lottery Bill. Brought from Commons. Explanatory notes HL Bill 67-EN also published.
Friday, 20 January 2006
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Bishop of Sheffield | 681 c33 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am reassured for now. I would not wish to press too far the comparison between Ministers...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c32-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are talking about a slightly different area of power. We have the power in the Bill as ...; Viscount Astor | 681 c36 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister is very kind, but he has tempted me to my feet and I am afraid that I cannot ...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c35-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, indicated, we had an extensive debate on this in Co...; Viscount Astor | 681 c37 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I correct the Minister? I hope that he will not go away with the wrong impression. I w...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c36-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Viscount will realise that I was waxing rather more happily about the problems o...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c33-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount for the terms in which he has moved the amendment. He ...; Viscount Astor | 681 c33 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 7:"Leave out Clause 9." The noble Viscount said: My Lords, this amendment conce...; Viscount Astor | 681 c34 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this means that the distributing body has a balance and the interest that is earned on tha...; Viscount Astor | 681 c32 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will the Minister address the point about why the Government have powers in Clause 7, to c...; Bishop of Sheffield | 681 c30 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 5:"Page 6, line 14, at end insert ““, and" (e) such other persons as he thinks...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c31-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will stick to the main theme first and move to that subsidiary one later. I owe the rig...; Viscount Astor | 681 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord. If that is correct, will the Minister bring forward an amendm...; Lord Borrie | 681 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is it not the case that in any legislation dealing with ministerial powers, the Minister c...; Viscount Astor | 681 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister will wonder whether he has had any support from his Benches or whether he has...; Lord Borrie | 681 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I fear that the noble Lord is absolutely right. I see exactly what he says about Clause 7....; Lord Borrie | 681 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the face of such an excellent team of right reverend Prelates here this afternoon, I he...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c30-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thought the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham was pretty per...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 681 c45 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must disagree with the noble Lord about the Big Lottery Fund not considering the English...; Lord Shutt of Greetland | 681 c42-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 10:"Page 19, line 8, leave out ““12”” and insert ““20””" The noble Lord said: M...; Lord Shutt of Greetland | 681 c47-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pitkeathley, fo...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c45-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shutt, for the way in which he presented this amendm...; Lord Joffe | 681 c49 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was going to oppose this amendment, but as I am absolutely sure that the Minister will b...; Viscount Astor | 681 c48-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 15:"After Clause 19, insert the following new clause—" ““REPORT OF INTERNATION...; Viscount Astor | 681 c49 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c49 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have made great progress since Committee. Once again, I recognise my debt to the noble ...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c38-40 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 9:"After Clause 11, insert the following new clause—" ““DISTRIBUTING BODIES: R...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c38 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, clearly my noble friend Lord Phillips is a pushover. I do not recall having a copy of that...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c37-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hear what the noble Viscount has said. I am merely emphasising that I am seeking to repu...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c41-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the way in which the noble Lords who have pressed this amendment have ad...; Lord Joffe | 681 c41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this a rather gentle compromise amendment, imposing nothing on the Government, other than ...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 681 c40-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I really cannot see the necessity for this amendment, although I congratulate the noble Lo...; Viscount Astor | 681 c40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my name is added to this amendment, which is the result of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jo...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is a fair question. I can answer it categorically, yes—and I shall look at the matter...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can I ask the Minister a direct question? Will he give an assurance that he will seek to b...; Viscount Astor | 681 c30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response. It has given me reassurance. I hope, for the Mi...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c27-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee, we had a debate closely related to this one. I said then that I thought the ...; Viscount Astor | 681 c20-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Davies, said that he was not being overprescriptive. In that case, he...; Viscount Astor | 681 c21-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 2:"Page 5, line 18, at end insert ““, or" (v) for the purpose of national ac...; Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury | 681 c24-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Viscount, Lord Astor, has spoken rather modestly. We on the Liberal Democrat Ben...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c25-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on that last point I shall not dispute with the noble Baroness that there are extremely wo...; Viscount Astor | 681 c26-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister said that this would require judgments to be made outside the Heritage Lotter...; Lord Boston of Faversham | 681 c27 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in calling the next amendment I must point out that if it is agreed to then I cannot call ...; Viscount Astor | 681 c27 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 4:"Page 6, leave out lines 6 to 8." The noble Viscount said: My Lords, this sim...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c16-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we on these Benches agree with the noble Viscount, Lord Astor, that the Bill in its curren...; Viscount Astor | 681 c15-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 1:"Page 5, line 13, leave out ““prescribed””" The noble Viscount said: My Lords...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c42 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that very constructive reply. Indeed, he was entirely correct tha...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c34-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 8:"Page 7, leave out lines 4 and 5." The noble Lord said: My Lords, in Committe...; Lord Clement-Jones | 681 c31 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for giving way. Does he recall that a similar amendment was made to...; Lord Davies of Oldham | 681 c17-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to both noble Lords who have contributed to the debate, although I must say ...
Subjects: Devolution Annual reports Artworks Finance Distribution Grants Historic buildings Investment income Economic regions Ministerial powers Powers Public appointments National Lottery Distribution Fund Lotteries National Lottery Publicity National Heritage Memorial Fund Big Lottery Fund
Legislation: National Lottery Bill 2005-06
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National Lottery Bill

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