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HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMore than £100 million is available for capital projects, to try to kick-start some of the building projects that have been stalled by the onset of covid and to help get people…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageWe have had an unprecedented package of business support since the beginning of the lockdown, but this is also about getting those venues and organisations that put on events that…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yes, we are very aware of the scientific aspect of this. I have been meeting people from orchestras and choral groups frequently during this…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThe hon. Lady is right to talk about the ecosystem, because it is what fuels our whole sector. We have been clear that when we produce the guidance on how this money will be…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy hon. Friend is right to say that our creative people and artists are the lifeblood of our industry—without them we simply would not have it. The key is that the cultural…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThe hon. Lady is right to champion the live music venues in Brighton, many of which I have visited myself; they are a real jewel in the crown of Brighton’s entertainment scene.…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageYes, my right hon. Friend is absolutely right, but the key word is “safe”—we want to keep people safe and do not want to go back into a lockdown scenario, which would be…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. We have amazing churches and other religious venues up and down our country that are places not only of worship but for people to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageI set out earlier the road map that we are looking at. We hope to be able to have socially distanced outdoor performances very shortly, and soon after that, during the summer, we…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageI am sure that the hon. Gentleman also meant to welcome the £57 million that will be going to Scotland via the Barnett formula but incidentally forgot to do so. He is right to…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageMy hon. Friend has set out a range of challenges that we are seeking to overcome. He will know, for example, that some really innovative digital ideas have been put in place over…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is the biggest package of support and investment for the heritage, arts and culture sector anywhere in the world. I am very clear that our…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThat was a disappointingly churlish if not unexpected response to what is the largest single financial investment in our culture sector and the biggest package of support for…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Arts, Culture and Heritage: Support PackageThe UK’s arts and cultural heritage are not just beloved in the UK, but are the envy of the rest of the world. Our theatres, live music venues, museums and galleries are…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DisinformationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Local broadcasters and newspapers such as the excellent Stoke Sentinel have played a key role during this crisis, sharing accurate information…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: DisinformationAt this time of national crisis, accurate information is of course more important than ever. The cross-Whitehall counter-disinformation unit was stood up in March this year, and…04 Jun 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillIt has been a great pleasure to listen to all the contributions about this interesting Bill. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) on…13 Mar 2020HANSARD Elgin MarblesAs I have set out, it is very much the responsibility of the museum to manage its collections as it sees fit. We have faith in its ability to do so and the trustees believe very…02 Mar 2020HANSARD Elgin MarblesI thank the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) for securing this debate on an important topic. She has made a passionate case—I never anticipated for…02 Mar 2020HANSARDLearning Disabilities Mortality ReviewGovernment response to the third annual learning disabilities mortality review (LeDeR) report. Following the publication of the third annual report from the learning disabilities…12 Feb 2020