"To ask His Majesty’s Government when they intend by regulations under Schedule 7 to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 to provide exemptions for certain funds associated with foreign powers, such as sovereign wealth or public-sector pensions funds, to invest in UK newspapers and news magazines...." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister will not be surprised that I am disappointed that the department has not provided her with any more information than that which she gave us last time. If the Minister is not able to tell us when the Government will bring forward these important regulations—they are …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I simply want to make two points, one on procedure and the other on substance. On procedure and the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Haringey, he will know, as a long-standing Member of this House, that if my noble friend’s amendment were not in …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, I refer the Minister to the letter from the SRA, which it sent me this week and I have published on X this morning, detailing why it has not taken action against the lawyers representing Yevgeny Prigozhin, who pursued the journalist Eliot Higgins for tweeting that he was …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hazarika, and I pay tribute to all those doing their maiden speeches today. The first time I spoke in an International Women’s Day debate, which was 14 years ago, I caused a bit of a frisson around the …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a year since this House voted to put beyond doubt the possibility of a foreign Government or power owning a British newspaper, yet ownership of the Telegraphremains unresolved. The newspaper continues to function, and all credit to those involved, but the situation is unsustainable …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to intervene to force a sale of Telegraph newspapers, in accordance with Chapter 3A of Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002, to prevent the ownership, control, or influence of a foreign power...." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, can the Minister tell us why, in opposition, the Labour Party proposed that it would follow the French Tibi approach to pension investment when they got into government, but since getting in, it has decided not to mandate investment from pension funds?..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech
"My Lords, to return to the Minister’s remarks about innovation, how would he justify to the innovators and risk-takers who are starting up businesses and trying to scale up in the UK the day-one employment rights in the Employment Rights Bill? I refer him to another Select Committee report, published …..." Baroness Stowell of Beeston - View Speech