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HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursAs I say, on GOV.UK, we make as clear as possible for those who are touring or are planning tours the position in individual member states. We are also working with the sector,…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursWe do not believe that an EU-wide agreement would be feasible; instead, we are addressing each area in turn, including those mentioned by the noble Lord, working to provide…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursThe noble Baroness is right to point to the importance of freelancers in these sectors. Through my discussions personally with representatives of the music industry, including…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursWe do now have an agreement with Spain—that is the most recent to be added to the list. One of the six which remains is Portugal, which of course had its general election last…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursMy Lords, the UK made proposals for permit-free touring and for specialist hauliers to be exempt from cabotage limits. Sadly, these were rejected by the European Union. We have…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursMy Lords, through our bilateral agreement, 21 of the 27 member states have confirmed that UK musicians and performers do not need visas or work permits for some short-term…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursMy noble friend is absolutely right. As we emerge from the pandemic, our creative industries are leading the way in helping us to build back stronger. On GOV.UK, landing pages for…21 Feb 2022HANSARDCreative Professionals: EU ToursI strongly agree with the noble Viscount. It is important that people of all ages—professionals and amateurs alike—have the opportunities for cultural exchange. That is why the UK…21 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI am grateful for the noble Baroness’s support for the newer measures the Government announced this week. Of course, we will be responding in full to the work of the Joint…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI am grateful to my noble friend for her support for the new measures. I am afraid I do not have details of the specific trial to which she refers, so, if she will permit me, I…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI am very grateful for the noble Baroness’s welcome for the new measures. There is agreement at an international level and within the UK that much more needs to be done to create…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI am not sure that a national identity card scheme would be the right approach in this area. In the decade since, technology has moved on in a number of ways to enable both age…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionThe noble Lord makes an important point. We have been speaking to the BBFC and others. The questions which we are addressing through the online safety Bill are not entirely new.…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionMy Lords, the Government are committed to protecting children online and are in regular contact with the Information Commissioner, whom we welcome to his post. The forthcoming…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI hope we can continue to please the noble Lord and others with the work that we are doing in this area. The age-appropriate design code will play a key role in delivering…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI thank my noble friend, too, for his welcome. He raises points about the further potential harms of pornography and, although the strongest protections in the Bill are for…10 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren: Online ProtectionI certainly agree that the Bill has already benefited from the work of the Joint Committee and all the representations that have been made about it by parliamentarians in both…10 Feb 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005The noble Lord is right; it is an excellent report. I had the pleasure of serving on that committee before joining Her Majesty’s Government. The recommendations and evidence…09 Feb 2022HANSARDGambling Act 2005As the noble Lord rightly notes, we have made significant progress in recent years to make online gambling safer, including a ban on gambling with credit cards as well as new…09 Feb 2022HANSARDDormant Assets Bill [HL]My noble friend asks a good question, on which I will have to write to give him the answer and the full list, if he will forgive me for doing so. I was just coming to the third…09 Feb 2022