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HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonMy Lords, I completely agree with my noble friend. That is why the Arts Council spends so much money—an increasing proportion in fact—outside London. We are trying to promote the…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonMy Lords, the noble Earl has highlighted an issue at the very top of the range. Some of those ticket prices have gone up and I think the average top ticket now costs more than…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonMy Lords, commercial theatres in London are responsible for setting their own ticketing price structures. Theatres supported by the Arts Council also operate independently of…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonThere are 186 National Portfolio theatres in the country, the vast majority of which are not in London. As for the spending review, we will advocate as hard as we can for the arts.28 Feb 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonI absolutely agree with my noble friend, and I believe enforcement action has been taken against Viagogo. It is not 100% certain that it has complied with the court order, in…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonI completely agree with the noble Baroness. As I said, the Arts Council specifically is looking at trying to increase the diversity not only of audiences but of people who work in…28 Feb 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonThe Government spend just under £0.5 billion a year on the arts, along with providing £860 million of tax relief for the creative industries, so we are doing a fairly large amount…28 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyI agree, which is why we are already consulting with our international partners. There are different views of how the internet should be taken forward, but for child protection…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyI do not want to give anything away but the noble Baroness has set out many of the reasons for bringing forward the White Paper. I agree with how the public feel. It is a question…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyObviously, I completely agree about the importance of this subject. There is a growing realisation that despite what the big social media companies say they are doing, it is not…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyMy Lords, the Government have been clear that more needs to be done to tackle online harms, including cyber-bullying and suicide and self-harm content, and that the internet…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyI agree that it is extremely important; we should expect social media companies to have responsibility, and we should hold them to account. The Secretary of State for Health and…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline SafetyI agree with the right reverend Prelate, and that is something the Government are considering.26 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismI do not know what review group the noble Lord is referring to, but I can assure him that, via the Tourism Industry Council, the tourism sector is engaging and the Home Office has…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismOf course, I agree with my noble friend that it should be emphasised. The issue this brings for certain sectors is whether they can compete in attracting the workforce. As far as…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismI think it would be foolish of me to make Home Office policy at the Dispatch Box without having considered it very carefully, but I will look at what the noble Lord says and tell…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismI am sure that Visit Wales is addressing the problems for the tourist industry in Wales. As I said, the tourism sector deal is trying to raise career prospects in the tourism…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismThe noble Baroness is correct: it represents 4% of the UK’s GVA, so it is an important sector, as I mentioned. I completely understand the issue. The only specific exception that…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismThe issue is rather the other way: the tourism industry has increased dramatically. The number of visitors has increased. I am not aware that the number of jobs has fallen; I…19 Feb 2019HANSARDBrexit: TourismMy Lords, the Government have been clear that we want EU nationals who have built their lives here to remain and that EU nationals will continue to be able to work or study in the…19 Feb 2019