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HANSARDQuarantine: Scientific AdviceMy Lords, why are frequently flying business travellers exempt, when this increases the chances of spreading the virus? Does this not make a nonsense of the restrictions, and is…10 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Smith, has done, I want to talk about the creative economy, which, because of Covid, is now in the kind of financial trouble that the Government…04 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: British MusiciansTouring and playing in Europe are essential aspects of the livelihoods of UK musicians, as well as being vital culturally. A hard Brexit would be devastating for an industry worth…03 Jun 2020HANSARDEU: British MusiciansTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made on reaching a reciprocal agreement with the European Union to enable British musicians to tour and play in Europe…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMuseums and the arts more generally are in an extremely precarious position financially. After 10 years of cuts, including to local authorities, the reserve tanks are close to…21 May 2020HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundMy Lords, from Stornoway’s Creative Industries Media Centre to the television series “Peaky Blinders”, the European Regional Development Fund has provided significant support to…21 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: ResponseMy Lords, what support is the Department for Health and Social Care giving schools in the provision of the PPE needed before schools open?19 May 2020HANSARDAir Quality and EmissionsMy Lords, an area that tends to get overlooked is air quality in the domestic environment, and of course home is where we have been spending most of our time in recent weeks. In…19 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: NHS Contact Tracing AppDoes the Minister agree that immunity or health certificates have the potential to be socially divisive and foster prejudice if they were valued by employers? Why else would you…18 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TransportI welcome the recommendation that passengers wear face masks on public transport. If face masks are not to be mandatory, at least not yet, what will be done—an example might be…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TestingTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce mass testing of the population using the COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test; and what role any such plans…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: TestingMy Lords, public health specialists have been worried from the beginning of this crisis that a large-scale nationwide test, trace and isolate infrastructure was not straightaway…14 May 2020HANSARDBeyond Brexit (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, if a week is a long time in politics, then 14 months must be an aeon. From today’s vantage point, this report feels almost optimistic. Between then and now, others have,…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyMy Lords, how confident are the Government in reaching and maintaining from the end of this month the 200,000-a-day testing target that the Prime Minister promised yesterday in…12 May 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, Covid has revealed further the underlying poverty in this country, as well as exacerbating the problem. There is no more obvious symptom of that poverty than food banks,…06 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Department for Work and Pensions UpdateMy Lords, there is a particular concern in the creative industries that many will not be able to return to work for a long time yet, as theatre, music and other venues will be…05 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: People Living in PovertyMy Lords, in normal times it is the duty of a Government to provide an adequate safety net for the poorest in society. There is no clearer indication of the Government’s failure…30 Apr 2020HANSARDEconomy: UpdateMy Lords, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development says that the lack of support for limited companies in the self-employed income support schemes is “not just a…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, a test, track and trace policy is clearly right, but a week ago, Matt Hancock admitted that 15,000 people a day are entering the UK through airports without medical…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Self-employedTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that their support for the self-employed during the COVID-19 pandemic is sufficient.23 Apr 2020