Parliamentary search - National Lottery Bill

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2005-06

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National Lottery Bill. Brought from Commons. Explanatory notes HL Bill 67-EN also published.
Friday, 20 January 2006
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Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c197 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now again resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Mov...

Lord Clement-Jones | 680 c197-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 21:"Page 8, line 4, at end insert—" ““( ) The value of loans made under su...

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Viscount Astor | 680 c198 (Link to this contribution) Will the Big Lottery Fund have different criteria as a basis for awarding loans rather than grants? ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c219-22 (Link to this contribution) Both amendments are concerned with the definition of ““charitable expenditure””, in relation to the ...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c219 (Link to this contribution) I shall amplify what has already been said; I hope not to cover the same ground. Clause 19 is all ri...

Viscount Astor | 680 c218-9 (Link to this contribution) My amendment is grouped with this one. We support the change that the Government have made to the Na...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c218 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 55:"Page 13, line 5, leave out ““for a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic p...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c216 (Link to this contribution) As I indicated to the noble Viscount, the old directions lapse when the Bill becomes law, so the Bil...

Viscount Astor | 680 c216 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for his response and I am delighted to hear him say that the Governmen...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c217-8 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply and I hope that an amendment will be introduced by the Government...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c217 (Link to this contribution) I assure the noble Viscount that the Secretary of State fully intends to make public any directions ...

Viscount Astor | 680 c216 (Link to this contribution) That is indeed a helpful answer. It means I will not have to move Amendment No. 30. Clearly we will ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c227 (Link to this contribution) The noble Viscount mentioned that he wanted something to be put in that was not there. I am saying t...

Viscount Astor | 680 c227 (Link to this contribution) I tabled this amendment because the information was not in the record of the Community Fund. That is...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c227-8 (Link to this contribution) If the amendment were prompted by the failure of any public body to give the noble Viscount accurate...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c222 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to have the Minister’s vibrant response and, as he indicated, assurance after assuran...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c222-3 (Link to this contribution) This amendment would have several undesirable effects. I hope that the noble Viscount will withdraw ...

Viscount Astor | 680 c222 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 57:"After Clause 19, insert the following new clause—" ““DIRECTIONS ON LARGE P...

Viscount Astor | 680 c224-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 58:"After Clause 19, insert the following new clause—" ““REPORT OF INTERNATION...

Viscount Astor | 680 c223-4 (Link to this contribution) The Minister wants to proscribe only when he wants to proscribe. He does not want anybody else to pr...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c227 (Link to this contribution) We are all grateful to hear the words of the noble Lord, Lord Joffe, who has tremendous experience i...

Lord Joffe | 680 c225-7 (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest as the trustee of a number of UK charities operating outside the UK and as a f...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c209 (Link to this contribution) I spoke on this subject on Second Reading and in the previous Committee sitting, and I have nothing ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c209 (Link to this contribution) I understand that there is a concern here, but not, I would have thought, if the Big Lottery Fund ac...

Viscount Astor | 680 c208-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 26:"Page 9, leave out lines 6 to 11." The noble Viscount said: Amendment No. 26...

Viscount Astor | 680 c207-8 (Link to this contribution) The Big Lottery Fund is a new creation, it is not even on the statute book, and it has ambitions to ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c207 (Link to this contribution) Far from it. We seek to ensure that the Big Lottery can play its part in the distribution of resourc...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c206-7 (Link to this contribution) My amendment sought to remove the statutory sector only to focus my part of the discussion on the vo...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c206 (Link to this contribution) The answer is straightforward: those who seek to obtain resources, grants and support from money whi...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c206 (Link to this contribution) The Minister has not responded to my point about the position of principled people who are against r...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c204-6 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. These amendments are all concerned w...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c203-4 (Link to this contribution) The noble Lord, Lord Shutt of Greetland, asked whether we could find another way of doing this, and ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c214-6 (Link to this contribution) I am very grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, who has demolished the first amendment, if no...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c212 (Link to this contribution) I hope that it will be convenient for the Committee if I speak about Amendment No. 29 in this group ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c212 (Link to this contribution) When I spoke on the earlier occasion that we met, I made the point that the literature relating to t...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c212-4 (Link to this contribution) It might be for the convenience of the Committee if we completed the discussion on directions. Amend...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c212 (Link to this contribution) We are on Amendment No. 27 at the moment.

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c210 (Link to this contribution) I was tempted to say that I rather regret that the noble Viscount, Lord Astor, is attacking my right...

Viscount Astor | 680 c209-10 (Link to this contribution) I wish it was as simple as the Minister said. I am afraid I shall have to quote his colleague Mr Cab...

Viscount Astor | 680 c210-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 27:"Page 9, line 13, leave out ““comply with”” and insert ““take account of””" ...

Viscount Astor | 680 c210 (Link to this contribution) I think the Minister got me wrong. I was not attacking his colleague, Mr Caborn—he was coming to my ...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c209 (Link to this contribution) It will come as no surprise to the Committee to know that I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Shut...

Lord Clement-Jones | 680 c199 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his response and for clarifying the Government’s intentions. As he said, th...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c199 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 22:"Page 8, leave out lines 10 to 15." The noble Lord said: It was my understan...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c198-9 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to both noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. Of course I agree with the n...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c199-200 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Lord for the clarification of the situation. It gives me licence to roam ...

Viscount Astor | 680 c200 (Link to this contribution) The Minister referred to ““transformational grants””. Can he translate that phrase from lottery-spea...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c200-1 (Link to this contribution) We are dealing with different areas of Big Lottery Fund expenditure. Where the lottery is giving res...

Viscount Astor | 680 c201 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I have a slightly better understanding. As there are...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c201 (Link to this contribution) I am, of course, ready to write to the noble Viscount and clarify all the issues.

Viscount Eccles | 680 c201 (Link to this contribution) When the Minister writes to my noble friend, will he be good enough to give an indication of the pol...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c201 (Link to this contribution) The maximum and minimum are not about the same concept. The maximum will control, if control is ever...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c201-2 (Link to this contribution) : It is one thing to be given a brief; it is another to be briefless. Nevertheless, I am grateful fo...

Viscount Astor | 680 c202 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 23:"Page 8, line 30, leave out from beginning to end of line 5 on page 9." The ...

Lord Shutt of Greetland | 680 c202-3 (Link to this contribution) I spoke on Second Reading about my concern about the lottery getting involved in spending other peop...

Viscount Astor | 680 c229-30 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the Minister’s response. In response to the noble Lord, Lord Joffe, I say that I a...

Lord Davies of Oldham | 680 c228-9 (Link to this contribution) No, this is a Big Lottery decision. The Government take pride in their development strategy, which i...

Viscount Astor | 680 c228 (Link to this contribution) Will the directions issued by the Secretary of State specify what the Big Lottery Fund should alloca...

Viscount Eccles | 680 c216-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 28:"Page 9, line 15, at end insert—" ““( ) The Secretary of State must pub...

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