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Online Safety Bill - Committee (3rd Day): Amendment 14 (27 Apr 2023)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I have long been on record as being for radical reform of the House of Lords, but I do not think there are many Chambers in the world that could have had such an interesting debate on such a key subject—certainly not the House of Commons, sadly. Without falling into the old trap of saying what a wonderful lot we all are, it is important that, in such an important Bill, covering so...

Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill - Second Reading (21 Apr 2023)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I am very grateful to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Leeds for his intervention, reminding us of the important work that the faith sector does in this area, and to the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, for pointing out that at the heart of this system is a horrible cycle of reoffending that is costly in financial terms and in personal terms for those who have to suffer from the...

BBC: Government Role in Impartiality - Commons Urgent Question (15 Mar 2023)

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BBC: Government Role in Impartiality - Commons Urgent Question (15 Mar 2023)

Lord McNally: What courtesy from the Conservative Benches—there is hope for them yet. It is our turn; that is why I am standing. My Lords, the Minister of State, Julia Lopez, made my heart leap yesterday when she told the Commons: “The BBC is a world-class broadcaster, a creative engine and a cultural institution producing some of the best television and radio in the world.”—[Official Report,...

Online Safety Bill - Second Reading ( 1 Feb 2023)

Lord McNally: My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Merron, and the spirit of co-operation they have both shown in introducing the Bill. On our side we will be led by my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones, who is keeping his powder dry for the summing up. I was pleased that there was praise for the pre-legislative scrutiny, which is a very useful...

BBC World Service - Motion to Take Note ( 1 Dec 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, as ever, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and I associate myself with the questions he has just asked. I think they belong to a wider debate we must have about the BBC. Nevertheless, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on the timeliness of this debate, as was illustrated by the Urgent Question that went just before it. On Monday, the Prime Minister...

National Women’s Sports - Question for Short Debate (17 Nov 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Addington on obtaining this debate and opening it in such a thoughtful and constructive manner. In the short time allocated, I will concentrate my remarks on one specific area: the benefits of involving women in custody and those on the cusp of the criminal justice system in sport. When I became Minister of State for Justice in the coalition...

Online Safety Bill - Private Notice Question ( 7 Nov 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, when I sat on the Puttnam commission 20 years ago, there was some excuse for not taking action for the real harms being caused on the internet. There is no such excuse now, as has been indicated. This House and the other place have been working on this for five years. The regulators are very well tooled up and ready to move. It is inexcusable, and there will be no excuse for leaving...

Public Service Broadcasting: BBC Centenary - Motion to Take Note ( 3 Nov 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, first, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Foster on his masterful opening and my noble friend Lady Bonham-Carter on her success in gaining this slot for our debate. I will not say anything about the return of the Minister, because the last time we shared a debate I congratulated him on his independence of mind and clear thinking, and then he was gone—I will keep quiet this time....

Freedom of Expression (Communications and Digital Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note (27 Oct 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I rise not because there is even more power in having “early” next to my name on the speakers’ list, but because the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, has had to withdraw—I hope for non-serious reasons. We will miss his contribution. I sincerely congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert, and the committee, for an excellent report and, as he has indicated, a timely one, as we move to...

Imprisonment for Public Protection Scheme - Question for Short Debate (13 Oct 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I thank my noble friends Lady Burt and Lady Hamwee for securing this debate and pay warm tribute to Sir Bob Neill and his committee. Sir Bob has been a constant supporter of prison reform and that is reflected in this report. I also send my good wishes to the new Prisons Minister, Rob Butler MP, who was an assiduous and thoughtful member of the Youth Justice Board during my tenure...

London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: Legacy - Question (10 Oct 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I was one of those who slightly teased the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, about Birmingham being the host for the Commonwealth Games, but it was a triumph and a success for the region and showed what can be done with using both old facilities and new, as the Minister referred to. Does any part of the Minister’s department keep an eye on upcoming sporting festivals for which we can make...

Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Tributes (Continued) (10 Sep 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, I rise with no sense of provocation in following the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of York, but, when our new King spoke to the country last night, he mentioned a number of new responsibilities for the Prince of Wales and for his wife. He too had taken on a new responsibility from his mother—the Duke of Lancaster. I wear the tie today of the Association of Lancastrians in...

Repatriation of Cultural Objects - Question ( 6 Sep 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, the Minister has twice cited those Acts in defence. Surely there is a case for looking at them and how restrictive they are in modern times. Of course, not all artefacts can be returned to their place of origin, but can your Lordships imagine the queues at the British Museum to look at a 3D replica of the Parthenon marbles, along with a history of where they came from and how they...

Broadcasting Sector White Paper - Question (11 Jul 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, very few people agree with the Minister’s analysis or the solutions he has put forward for either Channel 4 or the BBC. I put it to him again that it would be far better to withdraw this rather ill thought-out White Paper and allow the new Secretary of State coming into office in September to look at these matters afresh. If he does not think that there will be a new Secretary of...

Household Waste Recycling - Question ( 7 Jul 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, the problem with recycling is not just the recycling but the rubbish that is left behind. How does the Minister think the country should deal with the recycling now going on at No. 10 and the rubbish being left behind?

Suicide: Online Products - Question (27 Jun 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, there is a general welcome for the structure that has been set up by Ofcom and the CMA’s Digital Markets Unit to cover the area raised by the Question from the noble Baroness, Lady Morgan. A lot will depend on the remit of the regulators. In a recent Ofcom consultation, there was a push-back by the industry, with regulators having a responsibility not for citizens’ interests but...

European Convention on Human Rights - Question (23 Jun 2022)

Lord McNally: My Lords, the Minister will be aware that the European Convention on Human Rights will for ever be linked to David Maxwell Fyfe who, supported by Winston Churchill, was one of its principal authors. It is implicit in the Question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, that, over the years since its passage, we have been both a leader by example and an influencer in Europe. Is the...

Media Literacy - Question (20 Jun 2022)

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