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HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy Lords, I thank my esteemed predecessor and noble friend Lord Vaizey of Didcot for bringing forward this Bill which, as he said, was successfully taken through another place by…18 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, the funds were set up using unallocated funding from the 2010 licence fee settlement to pilot contestable funding in priority areas of public service broadcasting…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesI most whole- heartedly congratulate everybody involved, including my noble friend, for their work in the Events Research Programme. They worked very swiftly to develop an…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, we are looking at that wider context. The Government have committed to ensuring that viewers and listeners benefit from a modern system of public service broadcasting…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, the Young Audiences Content Fund was a pilot. It is still open. It closes at the end of this month, at the end of its three-year period. It was a pilot to test a new way…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesI will write to the noble Baroness about the food options for those attending the Games. Of course, it will be up to people to choose what they wish to eat and to do so in a…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesMy Lords, we are proactively working across the health sector and with our Games partners to see what additional support may be required for participants when they are in the UK.…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, it is usual for a pilot to end and then be evaluated once all the data collected can be seen in the round. Noble Lords have pointed to many of the emerging conclusions,…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, the Young Audiences Content Fund and the Audio Content Fund have supported 220 hours of children’s television content and around 650 hours of radio content to date. We…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, in public service broadcasting it is important that we provide for all the audiences that rely on it. Children of course do not have the same consumer power that adults…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, it is important that this trial to test out new ways of contestable funding be evaluated before those decisions are taken.17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, this is a three-year pilot that is about to reach the end of its three years, and it must be evaluated so that we can see whether it has been as beneficial as noble…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesMy Lords, the UK has safely hosted major sporting events during the pandemic without mandating vaccination against Covid-19, supported by the comprehensive body of research…17 Mar 2022HANSARDYoung Audiences Content Fund: ReplacementMy Lords, the Government are committed to the success of our world-leading TV production sector. UK-wide television tax reliefs, including for children’s television programming,…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesMy Lords, the UK is one of the largest donors to the COVAX advance market commitment, which supports access to Covid-19 vaccinations for up to 92 low- and middle-income countries.…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesI will write to my noble friend with the full details of the housing provision and legacy, but I reassure her that there will be a robust set of protective protocols in place,…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesWe know that vaccinations are very effective at protecting us from Covid-19 and are our strongest weapon in the fight against the pandemic. That is a message that is important for…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCOVID-19 Vaccinations: International AthletesYes, we are working with Games partners and public health partners and are learning lessons from recent events such as the Summer and Winter Olympics to make sure that the message…17 Mar 2022HANSARDBroadcasting White PaperYes, I agree with the noble Viscount. As I say, as the review noted, these devices have opened up new avenues for content creators to reach audiences with podcasts and other audio…14 Mar 2022HANSARDBroadcasting White PaperYes, I have regular meetings with colleagues in the Department for Education and across government. I have had them in the past and have more coming up imminently. We are…14 Mar 2022