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HANSARD Film IndustryTake a step to the left. [Laugh t er.]09 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Film Tax CreditToday the Government have laid regulations to bring in the independent film tax credit (IFTC). This will provide an uplift to our existing audiovisual expenditure credit (AVEC)…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionNot yet—all right. He asked about the levy in Scotland, which is of interest to lots of people. Lots of other countries do it; it is not something that we are pursuing at the…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I should point hon. Members to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, because I was paid by the Edinburgh book…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. It will be a complete failure for this country if the only place a student can study an art A-level is at Eton, because it has a good art…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentWell, I am also the Minister for tourism, so I feel as if I will be going on a tourism visit. We will see what works as the best kind of visit. I am always a little worried about…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentOh dear.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionThere we are—I have been corrected. The most important point my hon. Friend made was about creative education. We need to make sure that every single child in this country gets a…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionYes.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Creative Industries: Stoke-on-TrentIt is a particular joy to see you in the Chair, Dame Caroline, as with one of your many other hats on you have a passionate interest in the creative industries. It is great to…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionIt does not sound like it would. [ Laughter. ]08 Oct 2024HANSARDData and Digital Infrastructure: Security and ResilienceThe security and resilience of the UK’s data and digital infrastructure are of central importance to the Government’s strategic objectives. This statement provides two updates on…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingThe hon. Gentleman is a terribly impatient man; I am just coming that. [ Interruption. ] No, we have until 7.30. He is right that we must take action on the secondary ticketing…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingIt is a particular delight to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker; I have not had an opportunity to congratulate you on your election—hurrah! It is also a great delight to…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingPersuade people to do more gigs, I guess. Obviously, there are only so many tickets for certain events, but what people want to have guaranteed is that the market is not excluding…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingWe would not want half-empty venues—despite looking around the Chamber—due to tickets being priced too high, nor venues and festivals that are not economically sustainable. What…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingOf course I give way to one of our leading musicians.10 Sept 2024HANSARD Space Sector: Government SupportThat is a very fair point. All the new Ministers arriving in DSIT have been very keen to provide as much strategic clarity as possible about our direction of travel. Perhaps one…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Space Sector: Government SupportYou might have been!04 Sept 2024HANSARD Space Sector: Government SupportI have every intention of building on all these relationships as fast as I possibly can. There are others—indeed, I am going to see Airbus in the next couple of weeks. Hundreds of…04 Sept 2024