Start of term update Monday, 8 September, 2025 Guy raised a number of issues in debates in the Lords before the summer recess - including music education, the impact of AI on the news media, VAT on school fees and the fate of Egyptian journalist All Adb el Fattah. Music education In a short debate on music education in state schools (24th June), Guy - who is Co-Chairman of the APPG on music education and Chairman of the Royal College of Music... Speeches in Parliament
“Voice of the veterans must be central”: 75th anniversaries of D Day and Arnhem in 2019 11th September 2018 In the House of Lords, Lord Black pressed the Government on what plans it was making for the 75th anniversaries next year of D Day and The Battle of Arnhem. He... Speeches in Parliament
“Holding the Torch High”: tribute to the Canadians who fought and died in WWI 4th June 2018 “Holding the Torch High”: Lord Black pays tribute to the Canadians who fought and died in the Great War as the Lords commemorate the role played by Empire and... Local News
Media freedom must be central to CHOGM’s agenda 11th April 2018 Media freedom must be central to CHOGM’s agenda Speaking at the launch of “Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression” at Senate House on 11th April, Lord... Local News
"Air guns must be licensed to stop animal cruelty" - Lord Black challenges Ministers 5th March 2018 Lord Black has challenged Government Ministers in the Lords to introduce a licensing regime for the possession and use of airguns to stop the increasing number... Speeches
Lord Black tackles government about atrial fibrillation 12th December 2017 7,000 people in England admitted to hospital with a stroke last year were already known to have Atrial fibrillation (or AF) but not receiving proper therapy... Speeches in Parliament
Passchendaele Centenary: "the blindest slaughter of a blind war" 19th October 2017 To mark the centenary of World War I's Battle of Passchendaele, fought between July and November 1917, on the Western Front (south and east of the Belgian city... Local News
Data Protection Bill - safeguards must be strengthened 10th October 2017 Lord Black spoke during the passage of the Data Protection Bill about how it lacks sufficient safeguards for journalism and that protections for free speech... Local News
Lord Black welcomes government moves to tackle unregulated breeding of genetically modified cats and dogs 13th September 2017 Lord Black welcomes government moves to tackle unregulated breeding of genetically modified cats and dogs In Questions in the House of Lords on 13th September... Local News
Lord Black: Newspapers drive 1 billion social media interactions 7th September 2017 Lord Black spoke about the dangers of children being bullied online and the value of verified, regulated news and that newspapers drive 1 billion social media... Local News
