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HANSARDTourism Industry: Covid-19We recognise the impact of covid-19 on the tourism industry, which is why we published the tourism recovery plan to help the sector to return to pre-pandemic levels as quickly as…01 Jul 2021HANSARDTourism Recovery PlanThe Government have provided more than £25 billion in support to the tourism, hospitality and leisure sectors over the course of the pandemic. We are continuing to support travel…01 Jul 2021HANSARDDraft Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Compensation for Enforcement Action) Regulations 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments, and I am very impressed that he managed to get in his congratulations on England’s success before me. I am sure that we are looking…30 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Compensation for Enforcement Action) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Birmingham Commonwealth Games (Compensation for Enforcement Action) Regulations 2021. It is a real pleasure to serve…30 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI thank my hon. Friend for his comments and I agree with him completely. As I said, a huge amount of work and effort has been done by event organisers, as well as by those…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeIndeed, the event last weekend—a little bit of rain did not put off a lot of people from attending—was very successful and provides key learning. As I have said, we are looking at…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeThe world-leading events research programme has conducted 14 pilot events across two phases since April. The findings from these events will inform decisions around the safe…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI thank the hon. Lady for her comments and agree with her that many people have been involved in the events research programme. We thank David Ross, Nick Hytner and all those…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeMy hon. Friend, who chairs the Select Committee, highlights the importance of making sure that information is correct and data is accurate, because it will help inform decisions…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI should say that we very much appreciate the work that has been happening with the devolved Administrations, co-operating with information sharing relating to the events research…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeAs my hon. Friend says, the purpose of the events research programme was precisely for those goals—to help inform decision making around the opening of public events and large…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeAs I mentioned, we are considering the indemnity issues. The sector has had support through, for example, the culture recovery fund, which is a £2 billion fund, as well as other…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeWe are co-operating with the devolved Administrations, as I mentioned. They run separate programmes. The programme held in England is the largest that we are aware of in the…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeAs I said previously, we are aware of the wider concerns about the sector, including the insurance and the indemnity issues. We are considering options, and we are taking those…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeFirst, I have to say that that is a fantastic tie. In terms of the events sector, my hon. Friend knows as well as I do, as a west midlands MP, that he is making a really important…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI can absolutely assure the hon. Lady that we recognise the importance of these sectors right across the country. If she remembers, phase 1 of the events research programme had a…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI dare not step on anybody’s toes in answering this one. I am sure that the appropriate authorities have heard my hon. Friend’s question, and it is an intriguing one.22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeAs I have said repeatedly, we will be releasing the information and data very soon. I will have to repeat this, because it has obviously not been understood: the reason that we…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeI know what a huge supporter of the sector my hon. Friend is. Boardmasters sounds like a very exciting event; I know that there have been some problems in the past with being able…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEvents Research ProgrammeAt the risk of repeating myself, it is really important that we recognise that the whole point of the events research programme is to do exactly what the hon. Gentleman is asking…22 Jun 2021