"My Lords, I start by thanking everyone for their contributions, and for the fact that the report has had a generally very good reception. The debate has been quite wide-ranging, and we have gone into very granular detail on some occasions, but we have not lost sight of the big …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"I am very pleased to move that the committee takes note of our report and thank all those who have been involved in the writing of it, especially committee members—and especially those who have done a double shift today, because we had a very significant committee meeting this morning. I …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"To move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Industry and Regulators Committee Power Struggle: Delivering Great Britain’s Electricity Grid Infrastructure (1st Report, HL Paper 132)...." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I will say a few words in support of what the Minister said this evening. It is right that we talk a little about the new arrangements for mediation and the backstop. The original amendment was overcomplex, but many of us were concerned about the binary nature of …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"Time is late, so I do not want to go through the whole history of Bolton Wanderers, but the noble Lord’s facts are not quite correct. What we are concentrating on here is that all clubs should have a better business approach to football and not just rely on wealthy …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, will my noble friend say a little more about what is happening to school rolls? Is it not a fact that, because of the declining birth rate, rolls are falling generally and there are state schools closing because of falling rolls, as well as private schools?..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I start by reminding the House that the Bill will not abolish parachute payments or change the architecture in the way that has just been suggested. When the noble Lord, Lord Markham, talked about the need to have confidence, so that clubs can invest in new players and …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I want to say a few words, because the whole House acknowledges that the noble Lord, Lord Birt, is trying to be constructive here. He, with his colleagues, has produced some incredibly detailed amendments, and that is partly what concerns me. I am not saying that there is …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I have tabled amendments asking that Parliament should fulfil its role of scrutinising regulators across the board. I am glad that, in this one respect, my noble friend the Minister has taken that on board with this particular regulator in terms of the review that the noble Lord, …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech
"My Lords, I want to say a few words on this amendment because I have a great deal of sympathy with what the noble Lord, Lord Addington, has been saying, although I am not sure that this is the vehicle for what he actually wants to do. There are many …..." Baroness Taylor of Bolton - View Speech