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HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleI agree with the points the noble Lord raised around the value of uniformed youth groups. One of the things our new funding arrangements will do is support the development of…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleI have committed to my noble friend to take the point about transitional funding back to the department. However, as the noble Lord will be aware, the uniformed youth fund was…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleI have absolutely no idea. I am not going to come up with a fudged answer, but I will write to my noble friend to outline whether or not that is the case.26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleThis is Ministry of Defence funding. My understanding is that the Government plan to have increased military cadet forces by 30% by 2030; this is an investment of over £70 million…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleI pay tribute to all those supporting uniformed youth organisations, including my noble friend. Our new national youth strategy has been co-designed with young people. We are…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleThe new national youth strategy has been developed with young people precisely to make sure that the Government are directing funding towards areas that young people themselves…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleThe noble Baroness makes a valuable point, as previous speakers have done, in relation to the vital role of volunteers. You cannot have these uniformed youth groups without…26 Jan 2026HANSARDUniformed youth groups: Promoting Skills and Resilience in Young PeopleI think “Be prepared” could usefully be used as a motto for Ministers standing at the Dispatch Box in your Lordships’ House as well. There is clearly a role played by cadet forces…26 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionThere is strong evidence, including in the report from the trade union Bectu that was published last year, on some of the real issues that the noble Baroness identified within the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionI am happy to take that back to the department. I do not have a list of the make-up of the council, but I will take the point back and write to the noble Earl.22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionDelivery of our ambitious vision is on track. Key achievements include the £150 million creative places growth fund allocated to six mayoral strategic authorities; we have secured…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionThe champion-type role appointed by the Government is designed exactly for the purpose of making sure that these conversations are had and action is taken across government. We…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionFreelancers play a vital role in the creative industries, which is why we committed to appoint a freelance champion in the creative industries sector plan. Since then, we have…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionThe noble Lord describes exactly what a freelance champion should do: to be a representative and voice for all those across the sector. I will make sure that I forward the working…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionOne of the key priorities for this Government is to make creative careers accessible for everyone, including by making sure that we get career opportunities for more people from…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionThere are a number of tax incentives within the system currently. We are very clear that there is significant investment in creative industries in this country. I outlined some of…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionThe Government and particularly DCMS strongly welcomed our noble friend Lady Hodge’s review of Arts Council England. It is an excellent read, which I commend to any noble Lords…22 Jan 2026HANSARDIn-game Purchases: Protections for ChildrenThe Government are committed to ensuring games are enjoyed safely and responsibly by everyone, including children. Industry-led guidance to improve protections to players in…15 Jan 2026HANSARDIn-game Purchases: Protections for ChildrenMy noble friend is referring to what we are doing to tackle the illegal market. As Members of your Lordships’ House will be aware, as part of the Budget the Treasury announced an…15 Jan 2026HANSARDIn-game Purchases: Protections for ChildrenThe noble Baroness correctly identifies that sometimes our debate does not necessarily keep up with developments. One of the major protections we have in place is the Online…15 Jan 2026