"My Lords, I had the privilege and honour of serving in the Blair Government under Richard Caborn and Tessa Jowell for five years and being in the private discussions around the Olympic legacy and the Olympic Park. The one thing more than anything that I took from that was that …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic benefits of giving sports clubs special enterprise zone status...." Lord Mann - View Speech
"My Lords, my only caveat on what is an excellently written and structured report is that perhaps it would have benefited from asking the people for their view. I have done. Over many years, when I was an elected representative, I asked people for their views on many issues. There …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"If we had green technology in households and businesses everywhere, then we would be less reliant on Russia, China and Iran. So, why is there no financial product that the householder can get hold of to put, say, solar panels on their roof, so they and the country benefit? Why …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"Which was agreed. The point, however, is this Bill’s purpose. Without amendments, it could end up being rather ineffective. What is a national sporting event? If we have another Olympics, the rules will have changed. In effect, the nation is ceded to the International Olympic Committee for Olympic and Paralympics, …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"My Lords, having sat through the entire legislative process, minute by minute, of the Olympic Bill, along with the noble Lord, Lord Foster of Bath—there were not many of us there—I am slightly perplexed. I recall what we had to pass, which was certainly not easily transferable. Whether it was …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"The Bill as worded does do that, because it requires the permission of the initial seller to do so. If the initial seller refuses to allow that to happen and requires the tickets to be returned to them, which is an increasing trend, then, as currently worded, the Bill does …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"The Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Levitt, explained the Government’s priorities yesterday: to “right past wrongs”, to “rebuild … trust”, to
“make sure that systems work as they should and to restore fairness and predictability”.—[Official Report, 18/5/26; col. 163.]
"My Lords, I congratulate the Home Office on its direction of travel, but I have a few points I think it needs to consider to get this right. It would be helpful if the Home Office were to publish more regularly the gender breakdown of asylum seekers so that we …..." Lord Mann - View Speech