Lord Black welcomes government moves to tackle unregulated breeding of genetically modified cats and dogs

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 interactions during a wide-ranging debate in the House of Lords about 'digital understanding'. He said:

Lord Black, President Emeritus of The Printing Charity, spoke to the the winners of this year’s Print Futures Awards at the House of Lords.

The Terrence Higgins Trust today announced that Lord Cashman CBE and Lord Black of Brentwood have become patrons of Terrence Higgins Trust.

Lord Black spoke in the House of Lords in support of the Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill.

BREXIT: If we are serious about trading prospects with the Commonwealth we have to get serious about human rights too

Lord Black: “Bowled over” – Journalists’ Charity Award

"Outdated and harmful retransmission fees must go immediately"

On 2nd February the House of Lords debated the Government's Digital Economy Bill. This includes provision for the scrapping of "retransmission fees".

Following the announcement by clinicians at 56 Dean Street, Europe’s busiest Sexual Health clinic, that showed 393 new diagnoses of HIV were made between January and December 2016, compared to 679 during the same period in 2015, Lord Black said:

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