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HANSARDAreas with Additional Public Health Restrictions: Economic SupportMy Lords, we are putting in place a huge amount of support to businesses affected by the regulations to contain coronavirus. I referred to the support for businesses that may be…07 Oct 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, there is an issue with the sound in the Chamber, so we will need to adjourn for a further 15 minutes, until a convenient moment after 3 pm.06 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewThe noble Baroness will be pleased to know that the green homes grant, launched yesterday for applications, will deliver £2 billion-worth of funding for home owners and landlords…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, bringing people and our citizens along with us will be a big focus for our work on COP 26—making sure that it is not just Governments getting together but businesses and…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, the net-zero review will cover how the transition to net zero will be funded and assess options for where the costs will fall. This involves analysing the range of…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewYes, I can reassure the noble Baroness that it will. The review is not a question of whether we need to act to meet our net-zero target; it is about how we can act to meet it.…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewThe Government place huge emphasis on the importance of training as part of our green recovery. The Prime Minister made a series of announcements yesterday on plans to upgrade…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, the Government will look very closely at the recommendations of the Climate Assembly. The noble Baroness is absolutely right to say that we need businesses to be on…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, I cannot pre-empt the findings of the review, but I can say that it will absolutely take into account the opportunities that arise from the transition, including for…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewMy Lords, I will take back to the Treasury the desire for the review to be as transparent as possible. I think that that is exactly the intention. We will publish an interim…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewThe noble Baroness is absolutely right to say that we need to look at these issues in the round. She referred to the impact of the Covid crisis, and to our aims for a green…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewThere are ongoing discussions with all the devolved Administrations on the issue of climate change, and I shall be happy to write to the noble Baroness with further details of…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewEmissions trading is one aspect of meeting our net-zero target, so I think it will be taken into account in the review, as will nature-based solutions to climate change, which…01 Oct 2020HANSARDNet Zero ReviewOne of the things that the Net Zero Review is looking at is the role of technology and innovation that might help cities that could struggle to meet the net-zero target to make…01 Oct 2020HANSARDPerforming Arts: Job Support SchemeMy Lords, the Government have committed more than £190 billion to deal with the Covid pandemic and to support the economy and jobs. This includes a £1.57 billion Culture Recovery…29 Sept 2020HANSARDPerforming Arts: Job Support SchemeI believe that the Government understand and accept that. That is why we have put record funding into the cultural sector through the recovery fund.29 Sept 2020HANSARDPerforming Arts: Job Support SchemeI absolutely agree with the noble Lord about the importance of the arts and culture to our well-being, but I have to disagree with him that it is at the bottom of the Chancellor’s…29 Sept 2020HANSARDPerforming Arts: Job Support SchemeMy Lords, the Government completely recognise the importance of the cultural sector to the British way of life and to people’s morale during this difficult time. As I said, it is…29 Sept 2020HANSARDPerforming Arts: Job Support SchemeMy Lords, I am not aware of any specific plans to do that, but the noble Lord is correct that these organisations may use the Culture Recovery Fund to employ freelancers or staff…29 Sept 2020HANSARDPerforming Arts: Job Support SchemeMy Lords, I think that the Government do recognise that these jobs are at risk, and the Job Support Scheme is open to these organisations. Some will have benefited from the VAT…29 Sept 2020