Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
COVID-19 Vaccinations: International Athletes
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to make COVID-19 vaccinations available to athletes and support staff from any nation which requires such provision and is sending competitors (1) to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, or (2) to any other international sporting competition hosted by the United Kingdom...."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2022
COVID-19 Vaccinations: International Athletes
"I thank the Minister for that response. Does he not think it would be a good idea to be proactive and go to some of the smaller nations which do not have developed vaccination programmes and say that we will offer vaccination to all their staff who are coming to …..."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Creative Professionals: EU Tours
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that we have got into a situation where musicians are knee-deep in red tape? What are the Government going to do to release them from this, particularly those who do not have major backing—that is, journeymen musicians?..."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 16th February 2022
Asked by:
Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what facility has been created to assist any competing country at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games to ensure that their (1) athletes, (2) potential athletes, and (3) support staff, are vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the games.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
- Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
The Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee has been in regular contact with Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs) through monthly briefings and the recent Chefs de Mission seminar and will soon meet each association’s Chief Medical Officer to discuss all aspects of Covid-19 planning for the Games.
Written Question
Tuesday 15th February 2022
Asked by:
Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary)
Question
to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any Commonwealth countries sending competitors to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games have asked for assistance with vaccinating their (1) competitors, and (2) officials, against COVID-19.
Answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
- Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
DCMS and the UK Health Security Agency are working closely with the Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee and Commonwealth Games Federation on Covid planning. To date, we are not aware of any Commonwealth Games Associations asking for assistance with vaccinations.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Jan 2022
UEFA Euro 2020 Final
"My Lords, will the Government go a little further on their attitude to some of the recommendations in the report, predominantly that the stewards—the people inside provided by football to look after its own—were insufficient in number and not properly trained for this event? Could not the Government take this …..."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Jan 2022
Racism in English Cricket
"My Lords, on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Mann, and at his request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper...."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 26 Jan 2022
Racism in English Cricket
"I thank the noble Lord for that reply. I join him in saying that the noble Lord, Lord Patel of Bradford, is really doing us all a service here in taking this on. Will the Government give us an assurance that this will not be something that sticks with cricket, …..."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 20 Jan 2022
Social Media: Deaths of Children
"My Lords, this is one of those debates in which one has a developing feeling of sympathy with the Minister who is going to reply. Unfortunately, that feeling does not always survive the Minister’s speech. We will see what happens today.
It is quite clear that the internet and the …..."Lord Addington - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 06 Dec 2021
Football: Casey Review
"My Lords, would the Minister take on the fact that it was actually a total breakdown of communication and intelligence that allowed this to happen? Will the Government undertake to ensure that all those groups—the FA, the football authorities, the Metropolitan Police, wherever they are in the country—when we have …..."Lord Addington - View Speech
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