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HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageWe know that the music industry has been particularly badly hit, which is why it will definitely be one of the industries that seek to benefit from this £1.5 billion scheme.07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy right hon. Friend is one of our Equity card-carrying Members of Parliament, so I always listen carefully when he talks about this issue. There are a number of ways we can help.…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThat is a very interesting point. I will take it away and write to the hon. Lady.07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageWe have taken soundings from a range of people up and down the sector who have been phenomenal at providing us with all sorts of information and ideas, which has helped us to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to champion the theatre in Wolverhampton. I am sure that it will be absolutely delighted to know that he is fighting its corner. In the days…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageWe know that time is not on our side. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to articulate that, and we do want to get the money out as quickly as we possibly can.07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageWith the best will in the world, we cannot insulate every single organisation against the pressures and challenges they face in this pandemic, but we are doing everything we can.…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageWe understand that certainty is one of the biggest issues facing our sectors at the moment, and we are doing everything we can to tackle that. In the days ahead, we are hoping to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageIt is just simply not correct to say that these organisations or these companies have had no support. Our furloughing scheme has supported over 350,000 people in the creative arts…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageAgain, this is all about the ecosystem that our arts and our culture encourage and about getting young people involved with their local museums and galleries, their local arts and…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThis is about supporting our big, key world-class venues, but it is also about supporting the smaller grassroots organisations that are a key part of the infrastructure—not just…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageAs I have said, the best thing we can do to support those freelancers who have not been scooped up by the self-employment income support scheme—very many thousands have been—is…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThe hon. Lady is right to raise that. Of the £1.57 billion, £120 million is capital spend. The rest of it will go directly to organisations and institutions up and down the…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy hon. Friend is a great advocate for Dudley and all the cultural treasures that it has to offer. As I have said, we very much see this money as supporting the levelling-up…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageAll this is new money, and £100 million of it is targeted at support for national cultural institutions in England and organisations such as the English Heritage Trust, the…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy hon. Friend has hit the nail on the head. One of the key criteria for allocating the money will be about supporting small cultural organisations that may be the only theatre or…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageAt the moment, festivals often attract funding through some of the Arts Council funds. It is possible that live events will attract such funding, but that will be set out in the…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageHow could I refuse? My hon. Friend is the strongest possible advocate for all Stoke-on-Trent’s cultural offers. I do not think I have ever known so much about pottery as I do…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy hon. Friend is right to champion Theatr Clwyd in Mold and to say that this is a significant sum of money for Wales. I spoke to the Welsh Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThe hon. Gentleman is right to champion organisations across his constituency, and I am sure that all hon. Members will do the same. I cannot set out what the breakdown will be…07 Jul 2020