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HANSARDProtection of Online UsersI thank my hon. Friend for raising this issue, which he is absolutely right to do, because we know that scams of this kind can ruin lives and, as he says, a growing number of…20 May 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Touring Creative WorkersWe are working flat out with the industry to support creative workers to tour the EU, and we have a dedicated DCMS-led working group to achieve that. Our priorities are to provide…20 May 2021HANSARDLeaving the EU: Touring Creative WorkersAs I have already explained, we have been working non-stop since the transition period finished to make sure that we were working through those issues. We have confirmed that…20 May 2021HANSARDContingent Liability: National GalleryI am tabling this statement for the benefit of all members of this House to bring to their attention the departmental minute issued today that provides the House with notice of a…28 Apr 2021HANSARDElected Women Representatives: Online AbuseIt is a great honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley, and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller) on securing this incredibly…20 Apr 2021HANSARDElected Women Representatives: Online AbuseThat is such an important point, and it is actually something that I was thinking about as I was listening to the contributions to the debate. I took an almost conscious decision…20 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021. This instrument, laid in both Houses on 25 February, is being…19 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021Again, I will drop the hon. Lady a line on that. Question put and agreed to.19 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021I will drop the hon. Lady a line on that because I do not know for sure. She asked how long this will last and how it works in relation to the online safety Bill. As she knows, we…19 Apr 2021HANSARDDraft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Lady for her questions. First, she mentioned Ofcom’s duty, as opposed to a power, to co-operate with EU regulators and suggested that that could result in…19 Apr 2021HANSARD Battle of Barnet: 550th AnniversaryIt is a great pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Ms Rees. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) for securing this fascinating…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events: Government-backed InsuranceIt is such a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Mr Rosindell, and to respond on behalf of the Government to this important debate. I start by heaping praise on to the hon.…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events: Government-backed InsuranceI am really pleased that the hon. Gentleman raised this because, of course, we are looking at all the schemes. I was coming on to say that the hon. Member for Richmond Park talked…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events: Government-backed InsuranceWhat I am saying is that the decision is with the Treasury right now. We are working very closely with the Treasury to provide the evidence it needs to make a financial decision…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events: Government-backed InsuranceI understand exactly what my hon. Friend is saying. Another Member—I cannot remember who it was—said that this is, by definition, quite a precarious industry anyway. My eldest son…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events: Government-backed InsuranceThe hon. Gentleman is slightly over-complicating this. I do not think that is the case at all. The film and TV restart scheme was something that many thought would be too…23 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events and Cultural Festivals: Government-backed Insurance SchemeYes, I meet representatives from the live music industry all the time, and the Government road map sets out a clear plan that will allow events to return quickly and safely. That…18 Mar 2021HANSARDExports to EU: Art and AntiquesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to champion the businesses in his constituency. We care deeply about supporting them. That is why the Secretary of State met representatives of…18 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events and Cultural Festivals: Government-backed Insurance SchemeWhere appropriate, of course we can publish documents, but sometimes we have to have conversations behind closed doors, so that people can get off their chest how they are feeling…18 Mar 2021HANSARDLive Events and Cultural Festivals: Government-backed Insurance SchemeThe Government are aware of the concerns that have been raised about the challenge of securing indemnity cover for live events, and my officials and the rest of the team at the…18 Mar 2021