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HANSARDCovid-19: Performing ArtsMy Lords, I declare my interests as laid out in the register. Does the Minister accept that, despite the generous and much-appreciated cash injection for the sector announced last…13 Jul 2020HANSARDArts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageI welcome this excellent news and thank the Secretary of State and his team, including the noble Baroness, at the DCMS. It is a generous package, and it shows a listening…08 Jul 2020HANSARDTelevision LicencesI am sure that the Minister agrees that the BBC has proved its gold-dust weight during this crisis of the Covid pandemic and lockdown, providing a reliable source of national and…06 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Orchestras and Cultural VenuesI declare my interests as a trustee of The Lowry and One Dance UK. The situation in which cultural venues find themselves is dire, especially without specific dates in the…01 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Government FinanceDoes the Minister not accept that one of the consequences of this is the risk that cultural venues will be decimated in the areas affected? With them go not just the institutions…29 Jun 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Wider OpeningMy Lords, I apologise that noble Lords cannot see me, but it was a choice between seeing me and hearing me. I think that hearing me is probably better—and I hope that noble Lords…11 Jun 2020HANSARDPress FreedomI know that the Minister agrees that the ability of journalists to do their job unhindered by threats of or the actual experience of violence is a vital part of our democracy. The…08 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Television LicencesI am sure the Minister agrees that the BBC has once again proved invaluable at a time of crisis. Does she not accept that when jobs in the creative sector are in such severe…02 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsI declare an interest as trustee of the Lowry and of One Dance UK. The subjects of this debate are important because of their essential contributions not just to the economy but…21 May 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that freelance workers can access adequate funds through the welfare system until payments under the COVID-19…05 May 2020HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeI declare an interest as a trustee of the Lowry and One Dance UK. We are very concerned about the ability of freelancers to access adequate funds until support is made available…05 May 2020HANSARDCairncross ReviewMy Lords, I join the noble Lord in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, for this debate. Its popularity means that we will have to do speed debating, as the noble Lord, Lord…06 Feb 2020HANSARDMedia and Lobby BriefingsMy Lords, Downing Street’s director of communications, Lee Cain, said: “We are welcome to brief whoever we want whenever we want”. But does the noble Earl not agree that this…04 Feb 2020HANSARDBBC Charter ReviewCan the Minister confirm that the BBC’s scope and mission will not be changed, and nor will the BBC have financial or other obligations placed upon it, by the Government before…22 Jan 2020HANSARDBBC Charter ReviewMy Lords—22 Jan 2020HANSARDQueen’s SpeechDoes the Minister not agree that every child should have access to arts and culture? Access to the arts is access to our national life and, on a day when home affairs are being…21 Oct 2019HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, in his wonderful speech, the noble Lord, Lord Heseltine, talked about being wide-ranging. I will literally be wide-ranging, because I am talking about the creative…21 Oct 2019HANSARDFree Television LicencesMy Lords, we on these Benches agree that we must support our older citizens. However, does the Minister accept that the introduction of free TV licences for the over 25s; sorry,…15 Jul 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences for Over-75sMy Lords, perhaps I may correct what was said from the Labour Benches: this was post-coalition. Indeed, my noble friend Lord Foster, who was then an MP, stopped a first attempt to…11 Jun 2019HANSARDCreative Industries: Apprenticeship LevyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that Apprenticeship Levy contributions from creative industries companies are invested in creative industries…04 Jun 2019