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HANSARDElectronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, I thank both noble Lords for their questions and the constructive tone of their contributions. I am pleased that in principle the regulations command support from all…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Football LeagueWith regard to the timing of the review, this is a manifesto commitment and we are keen to get started with it as soon as time allows, but all noble Lords will understand the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersMy Lords, the Government are supporting freelancers in three main ways: first, through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme; secondly, through funding, both from the culture…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersI am happy to share the detail of that information in a letter to the House and put a copy in the Library. We are working very hard. We have already disbursed over £500 million to…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersThe Government absolutely recognise the importance of touring for musicians and other creative talent from this country. We continue to seek a reciprocal agreement with the EU,…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersOur freelancers are indeed the lifeblood of our creative industries; that is why we are working so hard to get funding to organisations that, in turn, will be employing…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersThe noble Baroness raises an important point. However, I stress that the Self-employment Income Support Scheme has been made more generous as a result of the Chancellor’s…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersI am happy to have as many goes as it takes. I understand the noble Baroness’s persistence on this point. To reiterate: we have the Self-employment Income Support Scheme; I…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersAs the noble Baroness knows, the aim of the Culture Recovery Fund is to sustain the ecosystem of the cultural sector. Obviously, choices need to be made within that. I dare to…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersAs I said, the Government are keeping all options under review. We have not yet committed all of the Culture Recovery Fund and are looking at the best ways to disburse it in full.…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Entertainment and Music Industry FreelancersWe understand the important points that the noble Earl has raised and we are keeping these schemes under review. To repeat what I have said, we believe that the key to this is to…09 Nov 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingI absolutely agree with my noble friend.29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingMy Lords, the Government understand that there is a tension between transparency and donor anonymity. We encourage greater transparency across the charity sector as a matter of…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingIt is right that charities are not legally required to disclose publicly the identity of individual donors, because donor anonymity can be an important factor which gives people…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingMy noble friend raises interesting and important issues. I stress, and I hope she agrees, that the vast majority of charities strive to go beyond the minimum in terms of…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingI think, as the noble Baroness understands far better than I do, the issues of extremism and incubating hate go way beyond any powers the Charity Commission could have. What the…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingI have to disagree a little with the noble Baroness about the public trust in charities. We have seen enormous generosity and support for charities, which I think is underpinned…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingOn one level, think tanks are no different from any other charities, in the sense that their charitable status means they must follow charity law and not participate in…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingI understand the noble Baroness’s concern, but the Government have already focused on prioritising charities. The £750 million support package that we announced in the spring was…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCharities: FundingThe noble Lord is right, and we have worked closely with the National Lottery Community Fund and other funding partners—Comic Relief and Children in Need in particular—to make…29 Oct 2020