Lord Johnson of Lainston

My Lords, I have two interests to declare. First, I am remarkably young. I am following the oldest Member of the House in this debate and I am probably one of the youngest. I like that. Here, I feel s

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for a first-class debate. I feel, as I always do when I am in my own committee, deeply humbled by the incredible level of expertise around me, supplemented so well by Oly

My Lords, I am delighted, as chair of the International Agreements Committee, to lead this debate on the committee’s report on the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitio

I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord Macintosh of Eastwood, on his excellent maiden speech. To reassure him, I continue to get lost after four years, and I think most Members of this House d

My Lords, the Minister raised the importance of copying Europe with the tourist tax, but many European countries—all of them, I think—have a VAT discount on tourist shopping, one of the things the las

My Lords, I begin by declaring an interest. I am invested in AI companies, and I am hoping to go on the board of an AI company, because I think AI is the most amazing thing ever to happen to us. I can