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Wednesday 18th December 2024
Baroness Twycross (Labour - Life peer)

Legislation - Main Chamber
Subject: Football Governance Bill - committee stage (day 6) continued
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
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Division Votes
6 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Twycross voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 46 Noes - 61
8 Jan 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Baroness Twycross voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 127 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 228


Speeches
Baroness Twycross speeches from: Civil Servants: Compulsory Office Attendance
Baroness Twycross contributed 1 speech (1,903 words)
Thursday 9th January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Cabinet Office
Baroness Twycross speeches from: Cultural Sector: Freedom of Speech
Baroness Twycross contributed 10 speeches (811 words)
Wednesday 8th January 2025 - Lords Chamber
Baroness Twycross speeches from: Football Governance Bill [HL]
Baroness Twycross contributed 15 speeches (5,063 words)
Committee stage part one
Wednesday 18th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Baroness Twycross speeches from: Football Governance Bill [HL]
Baroness Twycross contributed 21 speeches (6,262 words)
Committee stage part two
Wednesday 18th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Baroness Twycross speeches from: Football Governance Bill [HL]
Baroness Twycross contributed 18 speeches (7,880 words)
Committee stage part one
Monday 16th December 2024 - Lords Chamber
Baroness Twycross speeches from: Football Governance Bill [HL]
Baroness Twycross contributed 10 speeches (2,614 words)
Committee stage part two
Monday 16th December 2024 - Lords Chamber



Baroness Twycross mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Thursday 12th December 2024
Correspondence - Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Gambling to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee regarding the Football Governance Bill (11 December 2024)

Constitution Committee

Found: Letter from Baroness Twycross, Minister for Gambling to Baroness Drake, Chair of the Constitution Committee

Tuesday 10th December 2024
Oral Evidence - Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: Then we have Baroness Twycross in the House of Lords, who brings with her a considerable amount of experience



Written Answers
Public Sector: Translation Services
Asked by: Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Conservative - Life peer)
Friday 10th January 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 December (HL3302), what records the Crown Commercial Service holds on which public bodies have taken out contracts for translation services using the framework agreement on translation into foreign languages.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) collects information from suppliers for public bodies that have taken out contracts for translation services under its Language Services agreement (RM6141) only. These records contain the names of the public sector bodies (contracting authority) and their spend through the framework, an aggregate of £5,402,890 from 10 May 2021 to 10 December 2024.

Public bodies that have used the CCS commercial agreement RM6141 Language Services include: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, British Library, British Transport Police, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Department for Transport, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health and Social Care, Environment Agency, Equality and Human Rights Commission, High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, HM Revenue & Customs, Intellectual Property Office, London Borough of Brent Council, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, London Borough of Lambeth Council, London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, National Crime Agency, NHS England, NHS England - East of England, NHS England Sustainable Improvement Team, NHS Improvement, NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Office for National Statistics, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Oxfordshire County Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Serious Fraud Office, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, The Pensions Regulator, Transport for London, UK Health Security Agency, Westminster City Council and Wokingham Borough Council.

Information on individual contracts should be publicly available on Contracts Finder at the following link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk

Independent Football Regulator
Asked by: Lord Moynihan (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Wednesday 8th January 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Twycross on 18 December (HL Deb col 370), whether it is their intention to seek assurances from UEFA that the introduction of backstop powers to the proposed Football Regulator does not impact on the autonomy and independence of football’s governance as required by UEFA.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

As set out during the House of Lords Committee Stage debate on 18 December, UEFA raised no concerns about the backstop in its most recent meetings with DCMS and the Minister for Sport. The Department continues to engage with UEFA and other relevant stakeholders as the Bill progresses through Parliament.

Public Sector: Translation Services
Asked by: Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 7th January 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the Written Statement by the former Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 12 March 2013 (HC 5WS-6WS), and (2) the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 17 December (HL3302), whether they have made an assessment of the cost of translation to the public purse.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Cabinet Office does not hold information on the total cost of translation across Government. Individual departments are responsible for determining their own translation requirements.

Honours: Public Appointments
Asked by: Baroness Finn (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 6th January 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 15 November (HL1929), whether the Prime Minister approved the proposal from HD Committee to transfer the responsibility for honours committees’ appointments from the Prime Minister to the Head of the Civil Service; and, what was the policy reason for such a change.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The Prime Minister was consulted on the proposal to transfer the responsibility for honours committee appointments from the Prime Minister to the Head of the Civil Service.

As noted in our answer to HL1929, this policy change was made to ensure political independence of process.

Prime Minister: Corporate Hospitality
Asked by: Baroness Finn (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 6th January 2025

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Twycross on 1 November (HL1767) and by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 7 November (HC9001), on what dates before the Taylor Swift concert did representatives of the Prime Minister speak to representatives of Taylor Swift in relation to the provision of a police escort for Taylor Swift.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

I refer the Noble Lady to the Minister for the Cabinet Office's response of 7 November, Official Report, PQ 9001.

Civil Service: Translation Services
Asked by: Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 17th December 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 3 December (HL2738), whether the guidance against unnecessary translation of documents into foreign languages in paragraph 44 of Guidance on Diversity and Inclusion and Impartiality Requirements for Civil Servants remains Civil Service policy.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The current version of this guidance published on 14 May 2024 remains in place.

Civil Service: Translation Services
Asked by: Lord Gilbert of Panteg (Conservative - Life peer)
Tuesday 17th December 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 3 December 2024 (HL2738), what is the aggregate value of the Crown Commercial Service framework agreement on translation into foreign languages.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The aggregated value of spend on translation via the Crown Commercial Services language services framework (RM6141) is £5,402,890. (correct as of 10/12/2024).

UK Relations with EU
Asked by: Lord Frost (Conservative - Life peer)
Monday 16th December 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 2 December (HL2820), whether the Government plans to set out its objectives for the reset negotiation in more detail as was done in February 2020 with the publication of The Future Relationship with the EU, and if so, when.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

This Government's priority is to reset the relationship with our European friends, including through a broad-based security pact and tackling barriers to trade.

On 2 October, the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission met and released a joint statement on enhancing strategic cooperation.

The Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations is taking forward this work with his counterpart, Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, and we will hold a UK-EU Summit next year to review progress. We are committed to being as open and transparent as possible with Parliament.



Bill Documents
Dec. 17 2024
HL Bill 41-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS TWYCROSS 320_ Clause 64, page 53, line 34, leave out “62(7)(b)” and insert “62(8)(b)” Member's

Dec. 12 2024
HL Bill 41-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: BARONESS TWYCROSS 320_ Clause 64, page 53, line 34, leave out “62(7)(b)” and insert “62(8)(b)” Member's

Dec. 04 2024
Letter from Baroness Twycross to peers regarding the competitions in scope of the Bill and related concerns around hybridity.
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Will write letters

Found: Letter from Baroness Twycross to peers regarding the competitions in scope of the Bill and related concerns

Nov. 27 2024
Letter from Baroness Twycross to Peers regarding points raised during the second reading, including proportionality and promoting success, competitions in scope of regulation, issues in scope of regulation, financial distributions 'backstop' mechanism and parachute payments, leveraged buyouts, cost of the regulator, and accountability to Parliament.
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Will write letters

Found: Letter from Baroness Twycross to Peers regarding points raised during the second reading, including proportionality

Nov. 26 2024
Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lord Wood regarding questions raised during the second reading related to the financial distributions 'backstop' mechanism.
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Will write letters

Found: Letter from Baroness Twycross to Lord Wood regarding questions raised during the second reading related

Nov. 26 2024
Letter from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Grey-Thompson regarding the need to include the Regulator within the Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020.
Football Governance Bill [HL] 2024-26
Will write letters

Found: Letter from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Grey-Thompson regarding the need to include the Regulator within



Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 12th December 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Source Page: Economic Estimates: Employment in DCMS sectors, July 2023 to June 2024
Document: Economic Estimates: Employment in DCMS sectors, July 2023 to June 2024 (webpage)

Found: From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Baroness Twycross, Stephanie Peacock MP, Sir Chris Bryant



Deposited Papers
Tuesday 7th January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 29/11/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Sater regarding questions raised during a debate on the impact of the Budget on arts, heritage and cultural organisations: the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Government support for the UK’s film and TV production sector, the impact of VAT on specialist schools, the Music and Dance Scheme, choir schools, impact on heritage, local authority museums, funding allocations following the Budget, and impact of National Insurance Contribution changes on charities. 4p.
Document: eCase_09410-Sater.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 29/11/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Sater regarding questions raised during a

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Jackson regarding who the Regulator has to consult with before requesting that the Secretary of State adds, varies or removes the area in which financial discretionary licence conditions can be imposed, as discussed during the Committee stage (fifth day) of the Football Governance Bill. 2p.
Document: Letter_to_Lord_Jackson.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Jackson regarding who the Regulator has to consult

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Butler-Sloss regarding county lines, as discussed during the Oral Question on developing a National Youth Strategy. 2p.
Document: Letter_to_Baroness_Butler-Sloss.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Butler-Sloss regarding county lines, as discussed

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay regarding CITES and the use of St Pancras as a designated port, as discussed during the Oral Question on action to facilitate touring in, and trading with, Europe for the arts and creative industries. 1p.
Document: Letter_to_Lord_Parkinson.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay regarding CITES and the

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Bailey of Paddington regarding points raised regarding the uniformed cadet service during a parliamentary question on a national youth strategy. 1p.
Document: Letter_to_Lord_Bailey.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Bailey of Paddington regarding points raised regarding

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Mann regarding a question raised during the Football Governance Bill committee stage debate (fourth day): Solihull Moors Women's Football Team being unable to access a facility that they have been given grants by the Football Foundation to use. 2p.
Document: Letter_to_Lord_Mann.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Mann regarding a question raised during the Football

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Source Page: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Grey-Thompson regarding women's football and the Football Governance Bill. 2p.
Document: Letter_to_Baroness_Grey-Thompson.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 19/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Baroness Grey-Thompson regarding women's football and

Monday 23rd December 2024

Source Page: Letter dated 12/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Storey regarding points raised in the debate on the draft Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024: renewing local TV licences and provision of local news, and TV services presence in the local area. 2p.
Document: Letter_to_Lord_Storey.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 12/12/2024 from Baroness Twycross to Lord Storey regarding points raised in the debate on