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HANSARDEducational Catch-up Provision FundingWe are providing a further £1.4 billion over the next three academic years for education recovery. This is on top of the £1.7 billion provided for academic year 2020-21.22 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Culture and Arts SectorIn March 2021, the Chancellor announced a further £300 million to build on the existing £1.57 billion of culture recovery fund support to protect our cultural sector. To date,…22 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Culture and Arts SectorMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to the success of the film insurance scheme, which has protected over 45,000 jobs and £1.6 billion of spend. On the specific issue he…22 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Culture and Arts SectorI fear that the question came before my previous answer. I had just mentioned the £300 million of additional support, over and above the £1.57 billion of support that has been…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEducational Catch-up Provision FundingThere was a striking omission from that question. There was no reference at all to the additional £2.2 billion of core school funding, over and above which there is the £1.4…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEducational Catch-up Provision FundingAs I said in my last answer, we will have a review to inform the question in terms of the impact on time. Most of the debates that we have had in this House have focused on…22 Jun 2021HANSARDEducational Catch-up Provision FundingI am very proud that my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has committed an additional £7.1 billion over three years to increase the school uplift, with £2.2 billion this year…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know, as we have discussed it on many occasions, how we have absolutely bent over backwards to attempt to include as many people as possible and have leant…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of the youth investment fund. It was a manifesto commitment and it is due to launch in the coming months. He will recall that…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand my hon. Friend’s frustration. He will know from the announcement at the Budget that the prospectus set out the process, the types of projects, and indeed how bids…22 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateMay I first echo the remembrance by the hon. Lady and colleagues across the House of Jo Cox? I also pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work that she has done, including with my…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateVery much. I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question, and he is absolutely right. That was exactly the Chancellor’s design for that continuity and certainty. Indeed, that…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateAs my hon. Friend will know, Treasury Ministers and colleagues across the Government are always keen to engage with him on specific sectoral issues. The wider package of support…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateThe support package announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor was designed to anticipate any potential slippage in the covid road map. The hon. Gentleman specifically…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateWe have already covered the point that furlough has been extended until the end of September. As I said in my answer only a moment ago, there are specific sectoral support…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateYes, I agree with my hon. Friend. The key is that it will allow time for more second vaccinations, which is key in the step-forward decision on the road map.16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateWhere there is a balance between protecting the unlocking of the wider UK economy versus a tougher approach at the border, the bigger prize economically is the UK’s ability to…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateBefore I make my statement, I add my appreciation to that of colleagues for Sir Roy Stone and the contribution he has made during his time in the House. There is little doubt that…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateI have set out the comprehensive package of support that applies to businesses with restart grants and so forth. Of course, I would draw the hon. Gentleman’s attention to the…16 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateI absolutely agree, and I think that the importance of securing private investment is a very good note on which to end. My hon. Friend will know that in May, on the consumer…16 Jun 2021