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My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing his timely debate in such a comprehens...

My Lords, first, I send my good wishes to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Liverpool on m...

My Lords, I quote the former Secretary of State for DCMS, who said in November 2020:

“When ...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to address your Lordships for the first time and on t...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate on the occasion of his exce...

My Lords, I too congratulate my noble friend Lord Bragg on initiating this debate. He covers the ...

My Lords, in my brief time, I will talk about the educational work of the BBC. First, I thank the...

My Lords, it is a thrill to take part in this debate, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bra...

My Lords, it is indeed a pleasure to be part of this debate, brought forward by my noble friend L...

My Lords, I congratulate the right reverend Prelate on his excellent maiden speech, and the noble...

My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, on having obtained this debate. I decl...

My Lords, the BBC’s value as a beacon of excellence has always rested on the impartiality of its ...

It is.

The noble Lord agrees with me; how brilliant. But, if the BBC is to be of value in the UK, we—its...

My Lords, the whole House owes a debt of gratitude to my noble friend Lord Bragg for securing tod...

My Lords, I part company, slightly and even-handedly, with the noble Lord, Lord Lilley, and the n...

My Lords, it is a privilege to participate in this debate, which was so ably opened by my noble f...

My Lords, I did not expect to have to stand here and take on a patriotic duty, but I will, to an ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, for this extremely welcome and timely debate, and i...

My Lords, I join the chorus not only of the Cumbrians here but of the whole House in congratulati...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Bragg, who has done us a real favour by introducing this d...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, for bringing this timely debate to the House. I not...

My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, for securing this debate and intr...

My Lords, I start by congratulating my noble friend on the manner in which he introduced the BBC ...

My Lords, I also declare the fact that I worked for the BBC. In fact, I think I may have been rej...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Bragg for giving your Lordships’ House the opportunity to ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bragg, for securing and for opening this enjoyable and imp...

I thank everyone who took part in the debate. There were a lot of interesting speeches. It shows ...