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HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolThe noble Baroness will know that issues around anonymity on social media are extremely complex. She rightly raises instances where anonymity is abused, but we also know that some…20 May 2021HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolThe noble Lord raises an important question. It will be through the transparency that I mentioned earlier, with the publication of the trust framework alpha and a second…20 May 2021HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolMy noble friend makes an important point on which I absolutely agree. That is why we have taken this very transparent approach with the publication of the trust framework alpha. A…20 May 2021HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolI welcome the noble and learned Lord to his place and thank him for his question. My understanding is that there will be a need for co-operation between different regulatory…20 May 2021HANSARDDigital Identification ProtocolWe are not planning to reinvent anything. We will continue to run the Verify system, plan for its retirement and the offboarding of services, while working closely with…20 May 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsWe are not squirming and we are not hesitating. We are progressing as fast as we can, but the noble Lord would be the first to criticise the Government if we opened too early and…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsMy Lords, the Government recognise the importance of the UK’s live music sector. More than £21 million from the Culture Recovery Fund has supported over 100 music festivals to…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsI can only repeat that the Government are not dragging their feet. We have research pilots running in April and May that include an outdoor music festival in Sefton, and these…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsI am extremely happy to clarify those points. There are a number of interlocking issues—the noble Lord smiles, but it is true—into which we are carrying out reviews. I refer to…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsThe Government have been very clear in acknowledging the multiple challenges that my noble friend has outlined. That is why we have announced major funding for the sector,…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsI do not think this is about pointing a finger in one direction or another. We are trying to find a solution to this issue and are working with all the key stakeholders to do so.27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsI am sure the noble Baroness would agree that before taking that decision we need to understand the impact on infection rates of removing or amending social distancing, not using…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsMy noble friend is right that the issue of indemnity cover cuts across a range of sectors. The Government have supported the sports sector both by allowing events to take place…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsThe Government are extremely keen that the festival-going public should have a chance to enjoy live events as quickly as possible, and that is what is behind our events research…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsI can reassure the noble Lord that we are in conversations with individual member states focusing particularly on improving guidance regarding entry and work permit regulations.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDMusic Festivals: Covid-19-related CancellationsMy noble friend is of course right that that pipeline of performers is critical. I will share his concerns with colleagues in the department.27 Apr 2021HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19The levelling-up fund has very explicitly focused on the importance of cultural and creative spaces in regenerating those areas and includes new and upgraded community hubs of the…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19The Government recognise the importance of the live music sector more broadly, and music festivals in particular, which is why more than £34 million from our cultural recovery…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19My Lords, our creative industries are a global success story, growing at four times the UK average before the pandemic struck. While the pandemic has had a heavy impact,…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19The Government absolutely do not accept that we are taking any backwards step, either in support of the creative industries or in relation to levelling up. We have offered…26 Apr 2021