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HANSARDLive Music: Creative Industries Sector PlanMay I take a moment to echo the shadow Minister’s comments about Diogo Jota? We received the heartbreaking news before we came into the Chamber that he tragically lost his life at…03 Jul 2025HANSARDMajor Sporting EventsI apologise; I could not make head nor tail of that, but this Government are absolutely determined to support bingo. It is something that I immensely enjoy—it is very popular in…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely share my hon. Friend’s commitment to municipal facilities, which are often the only access that people have to amazing sports, art, culture, museums and galleries.…03 Jul 2025HANSARDSports Governing Bodies: Supreme Court JudgmentWe have discussed the ruling with Sport England and UK Sport. It obviously has profound implications for sport as a whole, and those organisations are currently considering the…03 Jul 2025HANSARDMajor Sporting EventsLet me reassure the hon. Member on this point: we understand not just the joy that horseracing brings to millions of people in the UK and across the world but the huge economic…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her work championing such an amazing local club, and we are pleased to support her in that endeavour. I encourage her to explore the support available…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsRecently, I was pleased to host a roundtable with many sports clubs from different sports, including football and rugby league. I was delighted to have Kris Radlinski there from…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that and for making the very important distinction between independence and accountability. We heard in this House, and I was able to…03 Jul 2025HANSARDCreative Industries Sector PlanWe are working on a plan to bring forward more philanthropy in the UK, as well as social impact investing. We think there is enormous untapped potential, and we are looking at all…03 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are betting big on the creative industries. We have put them at the heart of our industrial strategy, with a sector plan backed by £380 million of investment that…03 Jul 2025HANSARDCreative Industries Sector PlanThe UK is a creative superpower and we are determined to take off the brakes that have been on for far too long. Our creative industries sector plan is the start of a 10-year…03 Jul 2025HANSARDSports Governing Bodies: Supreme Court JudgmentAs I said to my hon. Friend a moment ago, we have been working closely with sporting bodies to support them as they implement the recent judgment by the Supreme Court. As a…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Access to TheatreI pay tribute to my hon. Friend and throw the Government’s full weight behind the work he is doing to support this area? I have seen it for myself at Shakespeare North in…03 Jul 2025HANSARDMajor Sporting EventsI know it is the wrong sort of rugby as far as you are concerned, Mr Speaker. We are really proud of this incredible achievement for the UK. It is fitting that my hon. Friend asks…03 Jul 2025HANSARDMajor Sporting EventsMy hon. Friend is an incredible champion for sports in general and rugby in particular—03 Jul 2025HANSARDMajor Sporting EventsWe are absolutely committed to securing and delivering the biggest and best major sporting events, building on the UK’s global reputation. I was delighted to announce recently…03 Jul 2025HANSARDAccess to Live EventsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise this matter, and I sincerely thank her for bringing it to the House; it is not something we talk about enough. The creative industries…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Access to TheatreWe are very aware of the importance of the arts in Northern Ireland, and my hon. Friend the Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism has had discussions directly with…03 Jul 2025HANSARDAccess to Live EventsIt is crucial that access to live events is open to disabled people. We are supporting Arts Council England and its partners to develop the All In scheme, which should…03 Jul 2025HANSARDChildren’s Access to TheatreArts and culture were erased from both our classrooms and our communities for 14 years, and we are wasting no time in fixing that. I am really pleased that in February we were…03 Jul 2025