Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-Afl): My Lords, perhaps I could have a clarification.

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My Lords, perhaps I could have a clarification. The noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, said that he had lots of experience of regulators. He referred to the Online Safety Act and Ofcom and his dealings there. I found it incredibly unhelpful to be constantly told by Ministers at that time that something was not up to them, it was up to Ofcom, even when we were making a decision about what the Ofcom regulator was going to do. There are times when it feels as though Governments of any political stripe can outsource authority to a regulator. They tell the regulator what to do and then, when you try and h

Committee (3rd Day) Relevant document: 8th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee My Lords, before we commence Committee, I remind noble Lords that we need to make substantial progress on the Bill. This is now the third day in Committee, so there should be substantial progress today. Clause 2: Key definitions Amendment 19 Moved by 19: Clause 2, page 2, line 31, leave out subsection (3) and insert— “(3) For the purposes of this Act a “specified competition” includes—(a) the Premier League,(b) the English Football League, and(c) the National League.(3A) The Secretary of State may by regulati…