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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I thank all noble Lords for their powerful contributions on this group and I will attempt to set out again our measures in relation to technical educational qualifications. I…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSchools: Examination AssessmentsI think the noble Baroness is being slightly unfair, in the sense that the approach we took to teacher-assessed grades was extensively consulted on and agreed. It was clearly not…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]Perhaps the noble Lord will allow me to proceed. Amendment 30 from the noble Lord, Lord Watson, seeks to confirm that the decision to withdraw approval from a technical…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSchools: Examination AssessmentsMy Lords, parents and students can have confidence in the credibility and integrity of the grades awarded this summer. Teachers did an excellent job assessing students based on a…12 Oct 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]12 Oct 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeAs my noble friend will have heard, we have already given unprecedented support approaching £2 billion to the sector. We are working tirelessly to make sure that the practical…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeMy Lords, the Government want our creative and cultural industries to be able to tour abroad easily. We have moved at pace to provide clarity. This includes publishing traveller…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeFormal approaches have been made by officials and DCMS to the eight states to which the noble Baroness refers. Ministers are also working closely with the sector to amplify each…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeMy noble friend is absolutely right and already we have announced, for the reasons he set out, generous criteria for European musicians performing here.09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeThe noble Baroness will be aware that during our negotiations with the EU we pressed for a special derogation from the cabotage restrictions. We are working closely on the issue…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeWe are keen and our aim is to make touring completely accessible once more to all artists who wish to tour. Our belief is that the best way to do that is through bilateral…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeThe Government are doing anything but painting the signs and I should like to put on record our thanks to our officials who have been working tirelessly to sort these issues out.09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeThe noble Baroness is right to say that the situation is more complex than previously and that is why we remain disappointed that our initial ambitious approach was not accepted…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeI am not sure whether I have the exact precision of the noble Lord’s use of language but we have set out that we now have clear guidance around short-term touring with 19 member…09 Sept 2021HANSARDArtists and Musicians: Working in EuropeI accept the noble Lord’s reservation about referring to Covid but the most important reason for the damage done in the past 12 months has been Covid. As for bands, I am not sure…09 Sept 2021HANSARDFootball Grounds: Safe StandingThe noble Lord makes an extremely important point. Obviously, the context of all these discussions is the Hillsborough tragedy, which he rightly raises. The department is…08 Sept 2021HANSARDFootball Grounds: Safe StandingI hope I can address both of the noble Lord’s points. I am delighted to thank the noble Lord, Lord Foster, for his early work on this. The research by the Sports Grounds Safety…08 Sept 2021HANSARDFootball Grounds: Safe StandingMy Lords, the Government are working closely with the Sports Grounds Safety Authority—the SGSA—towards implementing the manifesto commitment to work with fans and clubs towards…08 Sept 2021HANSARDFootball Grounds: Safe StandingI had hoped that the noble Lord would be stunned and happy at the accuracy of my prediction about more information in the next few weeks. He will also be aware that my right…08 Sept 2021HANSARDFootball Grounds: Safe StandingThe noble Lord will be aware that the Sports Grounds Safety Authority commissioned independent research into this, which is in the public domain. It published its Safe Management…08 Sept 2021