To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards developing structured cooperation between UK local government procurement professionals and Ukrainian municipalities to support (1) anti-corruption measures, and (2) transparent and effective procurement, during Ukraine's reconstruction.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards developing structured cooperation between UK local government procurement professionals and Ukrainian municipalities to support (1) anti-corruption measures, and (2) transparent and effective procurement, during Ukraine's reconstruction.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the safeguards recommended by the Covid Inquiry will be put in place to prevent political connections from being used to secure privileged access to public contracts.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the safeguards recommended by the Covid Inquiry will be put in place to prevent political connections from being used to secure privileged access to public contracts.

Lords motion to take note of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the Macolin Convention). Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to take note of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (the Macolin Convention). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I am delighted, as chair of the International Agreements Committee, to lead this debate on the committee’s report on the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, better known as the Macolin convention. People in the UK are passionate about sport and the integrity of...

My Lords, I am delighted, as chair of the International Agreements Committee, to lead this debate on the committee’s report on the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, better known as the Macolin convention. People in the UK are passionate about sport and the integrity of...

My Lords, I have not been well recently and the Chair has very kindly agreed that I might sit to make my address; I hope that that is acceptable.

I congratulate the chair of our International Agreements Committee on his excellent introduction, which covered so many of the points that we...

My Lords, I have not been well recently and the Chair has very kindly agreed that I might sit to make my address; I hope that that is acceptable.

I congratulate the chair of our International Agreements Committee on his excellent introduction, which covered so many of the points that we...

My Lords, having heard from the noble Lord, Lord Johnson, who introduced this while, unusually, placed on my left—but Grand Committee has certain advantages from these changes—and from the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, with his forensic detail, I will concentrate on why the subject of sport is important and why...

My Lords, having heard from the noble Lord, Lord Johnson, who introduced this while, unusually, placed on my left—but Grand Committee has certain advantages from these changes—and from the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, with his forensic detail, I will concentrate on why the subject of sport is important and why...

My Lords, I very much welcome the debate today and declare my interests: I chair Sport Wales and, with that, I sit on UK Sport; I am a member of the Government’s Soft Power Council, which looks at sport; and, in 2017, I authored the report, Duty of Care in...

My Lords, I very much welcome the debate today and declare my interests: I chair Sport Wales and, with that, I sit on UK Sport; I am a member of the Government’s Soft Power Council, which looks at sport; and, in 2017, I authored the report, Duty of Care in...

My Lords, I welcome the report of the International Agreements Committee, and I very much support ratification of the Macolin convention. I will make a few brief general remarks then turn to the reservation, on which I have some specific questions.

The noble Lord, Lord Johnson, and indeed the committee, asked...

My Lords, I welcome the report of the International Agreements Committee, and I very much support ratification of the Macolin convention. I will make a few brief general remarks then turn to the reservation, on which I have some specific questions.

The noble Lord, Lord Johnson, and indeed the committee, asked...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Johnson and all members of the committee on the work that they have done on this important issue. The contributions to this debate have fallen into two broad categories: detailed examination of the convention, mainly from the lawyers; and the vital importance...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Johnson and all members of the committee on the work that they have done on this important issue. The contributions to this debate have fallen into two broad categories: detailed examination of the convention, mainly from the lawyers; and the vital importance...

My Lords, this debate on the ratification by the UK of the Council of Europe’s Macolin convention—so excellently introduced by the chair of the International Agreements Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Johnson—is of wider significance than the detailed subject matter covered by the convention, important though that is.

This debate followed...

My Lords, this debate on the ratification by the UK of the Council of Europe’s Macolin convention—so excellently introduced by the chair of the International Agreements Committee, the noble Lord, Lord Johnson—is of wider significance than the detailed subject matter covered by the convention, important though that is.

This debate followed...

My Lords, I start by thanking the committee for the important work that it has done in going through the fine details of this in the inquiry that it held. I also want to commend the Government

for actually getting on with ratification. I am very conscious that a lot...

My Lords, I start by thanking the committee for the important work that it has done in going through the fine details of this in the inquiry that it held. I also want to commend the Government

for actually getting on with ratification. I am very conscious that a lot...

My Lords, like the noble Baroness, I declare my interest: I am a full member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I am not a member of the committee that has been dealing with these matters, although I may have voted at some stage on associated matters...

My Lords, like the noble Baroness, I declare my interest: I am a full member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I am not a member of the committee that has been dealing with these matters, although I may have voted at some stage on associated matters...

Not true.

Not true.

It is absolutely the truth, and I am going to quote, because I committed this to memory. The Secretary-General, on behalf of the Committee of Ministers, has said on more than one occasion—and maybe the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, was not there at each one—something straightforward: he said that membership...

It is absolutely the truth, and I am going to quote, because I committed this to memory. The Secretary-General, on behalf of the Committee of Ministers, has said on more than one occasion—and maybe the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, was not there at each one—something straightforward: he said that membership...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the Minister, and welcoming her to her place. I was sadly not able to be there on Friday when she made her maiden speech in your Lordships’ House, but I have read it with pleasure and welcome her warmly to her position in DCMS.

As...

My Lords, I begin by congratulating the Minister, and welcoming her to her place. I was sadly not able to be there on Friday when she made her maiden speech in your Lordships’ House, but I have read it with pleasure and welcome her warmly to her position in DCMS.

As...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Lainston, for securing this debate, and I thank all noble Lords who have taken part for their valuable contributions. I am grateful to the International Agreements Committee for its excellent work and its report, published on Friday 11 September, on...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Lainston, for securing this debate, and I thank all noble Lords who have taken part for their valuable contributions. I am grateful to the International Agreements Committee for its excellent work and its report, published on Friday 11 September, on...

My Lords, I will continue.

The convention is deliberately technology neutral and this, I hope, addresses a point that several noble Lords have very correctly raised. It allows countries to respond to emerging threats without requiring wholesale changes to the treaty itself. The UK will continue to engage constructively through the...

My Lords, I will continue.

The convention is deliberately technology neutral and this, I hope, addresses a point that several noble Lords have very correctly raised. It allows countries to respond to emerging threats without requiring wholesale changes to the treaty itself. The UK will continue to engage constructively through the...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for a first-class debate. I feel, as I always do when I am in my own committee, deeply humbled by the incredible level of expertise around me, supplemented so well by Olympians and other enthusiasts and knowledgeable individuals contributing to such an important issue....

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for a first-class debate. I feel, as I always do when I am in my own committee, deeply humbled by the incredible level of expertise around me, supplemented so well by Olympians and other enthusiasts and knowledgeable individuals contributing to such an important issue....

Last week Appeal launched a campaign calling for Trew’s law, which would review the cases of all imprisoned police officers, following the actions of a corrupt and racist British Transport police officer, Derek Ridgewell. Will the Minister agree to meet me and the campaigners to discuss this law?

Last week Appeal launched a campaign calling for Trew’s law, which would review the cases of all imprisoned police officers, following the actions of a corrupt and racist British Transport police officer, Derek Ridgewell. Will the Minister agree to meet me and the campaigners to discuss this law?

Yes, I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend.

Yes, I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend.