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HANSARDArts EducationMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her Question. Is the Minister aware that the Department for Education is cutting the strategic priorities grant in higher education that…07 Jul 2026HANSARDLive MusicMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Brennan. As the last debate was a little short, maybe at the end he could give us a little performance. From concerts and festivals in…02 Jul 2026HANSARDMedia Green PaperMy Lords, we welcome the Green Paper, which rightly recognises the severe financial challenges facing our PSBs, vividly exposed by the recent devastating cuts at the BBC. We have…29 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, my amendment covers a slightly different area. It seeks to ensure that cultural events affiliated with a sporting event are part of the Bill’s scope. We on these Benches…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]In moving Amendment 15 I shall speak also to Amendments 26 and 79. We on these Benches think that we should consider events that are in scope of this Bill as part of the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I thank everyone for taking part in this debate—except possibly the noble Lord, Lord Hayward, who is making me have to think of a different way of saying “free to air”. I am, of…22 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to change their policy on temporary skilled worker visas for creative occupations.04 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Arts BankI join noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord John, for this inspired debate. I do not know quite a few of the noble Lords here. This is a different forum, so noble Lords…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTemporary Skilled Worker Visas: Creative OccupationsI thank the Minister for his reply. I am particularly concerned about the world of dance. Despite the fact that dancers and choreographers spend years training, their…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction to the Sporting Events Bill. My noble friend Lord Addington will be leading on this from our Benches and may occasionally hand…03 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I welcome culture being part of today’s debate and the acknowledgment by the noble Lord, Lord Whitehead, of its importance—and, if I might say so, its wonderful…19 May 2026HANSARDNational Museums and GalleriesMy Lords, the much-anticipated return of the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK, to be exhibited at the British Museum, reminds us of the value of sponsorship, philanthropy, cultural…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in the appointment of the freelance champion for the creative industries as announced in the Creative Industries…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionI thank the Minister for her response. As she says, freelancers are an essential part of our creative industries and these Benches have been asking for a freelance commissioner…22 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsMy Lords, I welcome this debate and thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, a truly great man and great politician. As the noble Baroness, Lady Wheatcroft, said, he led on the cause of…08 Jan 2026HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Social MobilityMy Lords, to follow up on what the noble Baroness said, increasing the take-up of apprenticeships could help the many with aspiration and aptitude, but no financial net, to get…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBBC LeadershipMy Lords, we welcome the Secretary of State’s Statement and her robust defence of the BBC, but let us not mince words: it is under attack as never before. A free press is the…12 Nov 2025HANSARDOverseas Musicians Touring in the UKMy Lords, another area in which musicians touring in the UK, and UK musicians touring in Europe, need help is selling merchandise. Merch was once a good earner for bands on tour,…11 Nov 2025HANSARDArts SectorMy Lords, I declare an interest as a trustee of the Lowry in Salford, which has a successful public-private mixed economy model, as mentioned by the noble Earl, but this depends…30 Jun 2025