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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wish the Crewe Amateur Musicals Society the very best of luck with their performance. We channel a very large amount of money to Arts Council England. With lottery funding and…18 Apr 2024HANSARDHeritage Sector: Net ZeroI thank my hon. Friend for raising that important point. It is something that we support when an asset is in the community rather than on the existing military estate. I recently…18 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI spoke to officials this week about the Irish example and they were concerned that it had led to an increase in fraudulent activity. However, we will obviously keep this under…18 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt sounds like a superb party and I shall certainly send the invitation to Lord Parkinson, who is the ministerial lead on these issues.18 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I have said, we have a number of initiatives under way. Arts Council funding is supporting the Music Venue Trust in relation to owning freeholds of properties and we have our…18 Apr 2024HANSARDHeritage Sector: Net ZeroI thank the hon. Member for raising that issue. She talked about one of the substantial funds that we have to help repair and restore museums, heritage sites and other activities.…18 Apr 2024HANSARDHeritage Sector: Net ZeroEarlier this year, we published a review of the barriers faced by owners of historic homes to reducing their energy consumption. It made a number of commitments across planning,…18 Apr 2024HANSARDMusic Industry: Ticket PricesSurely the hon. Member would not expect me to agree with such a ludicrous statement. We brought in laws and we have anti-bot regulations, and we have had ticket touts arrested for…18 Apr 2024HANSARDMusic Industry: Ticket PricesI disagree with the hon. Gentleman. The Government brought in the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which was strengthened by the Digital Economy Act 2017, which brought in anti-bots…18 Apr 2024HANSARDMusic Industry: Ticket PricesOur Department speaks regularly to industry stakeholders about how to make sure that live music continues to reach a wide range of audiences. Ultimately, ticket pricing strategies…18 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am glad to say that over 75% of premises in my hon. Friend’s constituency can access gigabit-capable broadband. That is up from 6% in 2019, but we want to do more, so we have…17 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal DataThe allegations that the hon. Lady has put forward were written in The Guardian , and I have not seen them myself. I am presiding over the data Bill, and I have seen no evidence…17 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal DataWe absolutely share those concerns. That is why we have a defending democracy taskforce working across every Department to look at the threats to our democracy. We face a…17 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. The hon. Gentleman is right about the importance of gigabit broadband to the economy. I am very glad to say that 95% of Northern Ireland has that access—the highest…17 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal DataI am sorry to hear of that experience, which I am afraid is shared by constituents across the country. That is why we have taken new measures in the data Bill to try to deal with…17 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe agree; that is why we have the shared rural network programme, which is dealing with a lot of those notspot problems.17 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal DataI thank my hon. Friend for highlighting that case. I regret what has happened to the GLA candidate, which highlights some of the risks in relation to technology. That is why we…17 Apr 2024HANSARDPersonal DataThe Data Protection and Digital Information Bill before Parliament builds on the high standards that we already have for personal data protection. It strengthens and modernises…17 Apr 2024HANSARDDisruption of 999 in June 2023: Post-incident ReviewI am notifying the House of the publication today of a post-incident review into technical fault BT experienced on 25 June 2023, which affected its ability to transfer 999 calls…21 Mar 2024HANSARD 5G Masts: Greater ManchesterIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I hope we will not be interrupted by votes. I thank the hon. Member for Oldham West and Royton (Jim McMahon)…13 Mar 2024