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HANSARDCulture Recovery FundI thank my hon. Friend for his deep interest in the heritage and cultural sector, which we have talked about on many occasions. He is absolutely right that the culture recovery…04 Feb 2021HANSARDCulture Recovery FundI thank the hon. Lady. To clarify, I said that over two thirds of people who are self-employed in the country have been eligible for self-employment income support. Within the…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Cultural Centres and Sporting Facilities: North West DurhamI am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) for securing the debate. Sport and physical activity are more important than ever as we continue to…01 Feb 2021HANSARD Golf TourismIt is a pleasure to respond on the Government’s behalf to this debate on golf tourism, which fits neatly within my portfolio as the Minister for both sport and tourism, and I…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Golf TourismI thank the hon. Gentleman for that comment. Of course, nobody wanted to close down golf courses. It is vital that we let people get out and exercise. The problem was that we…27 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic TourismIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this debate. I know…12 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic TourismAbsolutely—I agree with my hon. Friend. As I say, the very clear message from myself and from this Chamber today to those local authorities is, “Please be very generous with those…12 Jan 2021HANSARDSquash: The OlympicsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I must first congratulate the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees) on having secured this debate, and on the…12 Jan 2021HANSARDFairs and Showgroundsindicated assent .17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsWe are always open to good and creative ideas. We can look at what our friends in Europe propose to see whether we can mirror or copy anything. With regard to the culture recovery…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsI shall be coming on to that in a moment. Where events have been permitted, there are numerous examples of safe, successful events going ahead, such as Blackheath’s August bank…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsI thank my hon. Friend for his practical comments. I am happy to write again to MHCLG. The message is clear in the guidance. As far as I am concerned, those are exactly the kind…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsThe hon. Lady will know that, for example, the discretionary grant fund is £1.1 billion, and it was specifically suggested that that money should go to events and locations and…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsI will come to a couple of points. As I have said, the most important thing is that discretionary grants are available and that local authorities should look at this sector…17 Dec 2020HANSARDFairs and ShowgroundsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and to respond on behalf of the Government to this important debate, which comes at the end of a hugely…17 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust: 125th AnniversaryI would be happy to engage with the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) after the debate. My hon. Friend the Member for St Ives set out his concerns about how the National…15 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust: 125th AnniversaryThe hon. Gentleman is right to point out that the National Trust endeavours to work with all stakeholders, who hold a variety of opinions, as we do in balancing the opinions of…15 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust: 125th AnniversaryThe Father of the House is right to say that there is a diversity of opinions on this issue and others. As I said, I have had many conversations with the National Trust. Where it…15 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust: 125th AnniversaryIt is nice to see even the Father of the House making procedural errors; it gives us all a bit of confidence. As my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings…15 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Trust: 125th AnniversaryIndeed; the National Trust, like many heritage institutions, has a responsibility to explain, but also not to lecture. That is a difficult balance that some organisations are…15 Dec 2020