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HANSARDCreative 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-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 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 noble Lord is right to raise these points. Absolutely, levelling up should cut across a number of axes, including the one the noble Lord raises. We are working to improve this…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCreative Industries: Covid-19I just commented on the expansion of the scheme, which we think will include many new freelancers who are self-employed. The Government share the noble Lord’s concerns about…26 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueThere is great elegance in the apparent simplicity of my noble friend’s suggestions, but I just repeat that in the first instance, it is for the football authorities to deal with…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityThe Department for Education does not record how schools teach their pupils about gambling, but young people will be taught about gambling risks as part of the statutory health…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityI recognise the noble Baroness’s point about the specific language around public health, but if we look at what constitutes a public health approach, we see that it is inherent in…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityI am not aware of the exact date to give to my noble friend, but I can reassure him that the issue that raised the most contributions in response to our call for evidence was the…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueI hope that my noble friend’s prediction about a resolution in the courts is wrong, because that implies a long and drawn-out process. As I have said, the Government are exploring…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueI am sure that she will consider all her options to make sure that this is a transparent and effective review.20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueWe absolutely agree that this is an attack on our heritage, and nothing is off the table when it comes to protecting it, as my right honourable friend the Secretary of State said…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueIt will be up to the football authorities in the first instance to determine how to deal with this proposal but, as I have made clear, they have our full backing.20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueI do not think that the owners of the clubs to which the noble Lord refers can be in any doubt about the strength of feeling both from the fans and from this Government.20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueThe Government have been consulting with fans and football stakeholders throughout the past year to understand exactly what is needed in the review. The Prime Minister and my…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueMy noble friend raises an interesting point. We have been clear that the football authorities are best placed to push back on these proposals in the first instance—they have our…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFootball: European Super LeagueI share many of the noble Lord’s sentiments, other than the implication that we are not taking this seriously: we are taking it extremely seriously. The Prime Minister had a round…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityI am not aware of specific plans such as those the noble Lord suggests, but I can reassure the House that co-operation between departments on this important matter is strong and…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityMy Lords, responsibility for gambling is shared across departments. DCMS leads on industry regulation, which is key to harm prevention. DHSC leads on gambling as a health issue…20 Apr 2021HANSARDGambling: Early MortalityThe right reverend Prelate raises important points. He will be aware that Public Health England is doing research at the moment, looking at how to reduce gambling harms and how to…20 Apr 2021