Levelling-up Report Debate

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Lord Cormack

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Levelling-up Report

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Gambling: Loot Boxes
Thursday 19th May 2022

(2 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Brinton Portrait Baroness Brinton (LD) [V]
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No, my Lords, not on this Question.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, will my noble friend tell me whether it is strictly necessary to dumb down the English language in order to level up?

Lord Greenhalgh Portrait Lord Greenhalgh (Con)
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My Lords, I do not think the technical annexe is particularly dumbed down—it is pretty complicated stuff. To have a clear sense of direction supported by metrics which are then enshrined in statute is hardly dumbing things down.

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