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HANSARDNational Arts BankMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lord John of Southwark—if anybody was in any doubt as to why he took the place designation of Southwark, I…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsAs I mentioned in an earlier response, Minister Murray co-chaired the first UK-European Commission high-level meeting on culture. One priority for his work in this area is…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsThe Government recognise the importance of strong cultural exchange between the UK and the EU. On 24 March, the Minister for Creative Industries co-led the first UK-European…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsI think your Lordships’ House will be clear from the previous times we have debated this issue that it is complex. We are working hard on continuing the reset of our relations…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsMy noble friend makes a valid and topical point, because in the past week there has been some publicity around some of the destruction wrought on Ukraine’s cultural landmarks.…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsAs my noble friend Lord Hanson made clear, the creative industries are a key sector for this Government. Supporting touring artists is a government manifesto commitment and we…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsThese are complex negotiations, but we will continue to engage with the EU and member states to explore solutions that improve mobility arrangements for touring across Europe. We…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsWe are working through negotiations. I am not going to give a running commentary on negotiations from the Dispatch Box, not least as they are not ones that I am leading myself. We…04 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK Cultural Exchange ArrangementsThe UK has made a number of arrangements with non-EU countries that are possible because we have been outside the EU, as part of our work on that since Brexit, so there are…04 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesMy Lords, I would like to take the opportunity of a sporting-related Question to congratulate the Ladies of your Lordships’ House on a very impressive victory in yesterday’s…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesI would like to think that, in this country, whichever Government are in power—obviously, I would hope that they were this Government —would put the fans at the heart of…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesAs I mentioned in response to my noble friend’s questions, representations regarding the interests of fans fall to the respective football associations. My understanding is that…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesMy noble friend Lady Hayman suggested that I get up and just repeat her response to the noble Earl, which was “Yes”, but I will not do that. As well as the World Cup being free to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesThe Government do and will always work with event owners to ensure that the UK is an excellent host and partner, and that we can meet our commitments at the same time as…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesI agree with my noble friend about the parades and, across your Lordships’ House, we all want to congratulate Arsenal on winning the Premier League and offer commiserations on its…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]I am grateful to all noble Lords for sharing such well-considered views. I agree with my noble friend Lord Wood of Anfield that it is an honour to speak in a debate with so many…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]My Lords, major sporting events matter. They matter to the fans who fill our stadiums and line our streets; they matter to the athletes who train for years for the chance to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWorld Cup Ticket PricesI am slightly incredulous. We have a situation where resale tickets are being priced at $2 million. I am not convinced that anybody would buy them at that price, but these are…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a second time.03 Jun 2026HANSARDSporting Events Bill [HL]That the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the bill in the following order:…03 Jun 2026