Lord Faulkner of Worcester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of the tourism industry, including (1) the Tourism Alliance, (2) the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (3) the London Blue Badge Guides, (4) the Institute of Tourist Guiding, (5) the Association of Professional Tourist Guides, and (6) the British Guild of Tourist Guides, to encourage the return of...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the heritage steam sector in the light of the current interruption to coal supplies.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper and refer the House to my heritage interests in the register.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, the Minister will be aware that during the passage of the Environment Bill his noble friend Lady Bloomfield, whom I am delighted to see in her place, made clear the Government’s support for this sector and that there would be no curb on the burning of coal by steam trains, not least because only 0.02% of CO2 emissions are caused by heritage steam. But imports of coal from Russia...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of higher rate tax payers they estimate to be university graduates.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the top (1) one per cent, (2) 10 per cent, and (3) 50 per cent, of income tax payers they estimate to be university graduates.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of income tax payers they estimate to be university graduates.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, I hope that the noble Lord’s ministerial colleagues will have heard the strength of feeling in this House about the need to legislate quickly and to include something in the Queen’s Speech. I understand that the Minister cannot give an answer now. I accept the very welcome commitment in the response published today, but what assurance can the Minister give that the excellent...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: Following on from the excellent questions from the noble Lords, Lord Addington and Lord McLoughlin, can I just press the Minister a bit on the fan-led review, the Tracey Crouch report? Its recommendations 10 to 15 deal with fit and proper persons tests for directors and owners. Does the Minister agree that those tests, whether the report is implemented immediately or later, must apply in the...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) how, and (2) when, they plan to respond to the recommendations of the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance, published on 24 November 2021.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and refer to my football interests as declared on the register.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, that is an encouraging Answer, but can I press the Minister on when we might expect to see the Government’s response to Tracey Crouch’s excellent report, and whether he can give an undertaking that the legislation which will be necessary to establish the regulator will be included in the next Queen’s Speech? Football fans have waited a very long time for some action, and as Mr...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: I call the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is participating remotely.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: Do you wish to test the opinion of the House?
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, the Minister will have gathered that this is quite a friendly place. The start he has made in the Chamber has been exceptional, and I look forward to many more exchanges in future. I want to draw his attention to a letter that the vice-chancellor of the University of Worcester, David Green, has written to our Member of Parliament in Worcester, Robin Walker—who, of course the...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, I support Amendment 158 and the others in this group, to which I have added my name. Last Wednesday was national No Smoking Day, and there was an excellent event in a Commons dining room hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health—I declare an interest as an officer of that group—to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASH. The star speaker was the Public...
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is taking part remotely and I invite her to speak now.
