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HANSARDVisasMy Lords, there is mounting concern for the health of academic and cultural exchange between the UK and other countries. Is the Minister aware of universities’ concerns about the…21 Oct 2019HANSARDMuseums and Galleries: Financial SustainabilityMy Lords, we reap considerable financial and cultural rewards from what is a modest state investment in our national museums, but would not the Minister admit that museums cannot…08 Oct 2019HANSARDBrexitMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, wishes to take note of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. However, as a country we have not done so yet and, according to the polls of the…02 Oct 2019HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) BillThe noble Baroness talks about revolutions, but does she agree that the EU has been hugely instrumental in keeping the peace in Europe since the Second World War?05 Sept 2019HANSARDLotteries: Good CausesMy Lords, I wonder whether more can be done to publicise the good causes that the National Lottery funds. I am thinking in particular of telling the public at points of sale what…18 Jul 2019HANSARDEuropean Union Settlement SchemeMy Lords, does not the Minister believe that there should, equally, be a right of appeal following an unsuccessful application under a—God forbid—no-deal scenario, as there is…16 Jul 2019HANSARDPublic Spaces Protection OrdersMy Lords, will the Minister admit that the powers that PSPOs give are too great and wide-ranging? Their use can extend to sweeping real concerns, such as rough sleeping, under the…11 Jul 2019HANSARDAsthmaTo ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are giving to people suffering from asthma, including on access to medicines.03 Jul 2019HANSARDAsthmaMy Lords, Asthma UK finds that, of the 2.3 million people with asthma in England who pay for their prescriptions, more than three-quarters struggle to afford them, let alone…03 Jul 2019HANSARDMetal TheftMy Lords, what strategies are in place to protect our public sculptures, some of which are vulnerable to metal theft? Are we fully aware of what we may have already lost in recent…26 Jun 2019HANSARDEducation: Music A-levelMy Lords, will the Minister accept that now the Russell group has now dropped its list of facilitating subjects, there is no justification for the Government to continue with the…24 Jun 2019HANSARDTheatre MarketMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl for introducing this debate and setting out his arguments so forcefully. I am going to take a wider view of what access might mean for…11 Jun 2019HANSARDCreative Industries: Apprenticeship LevyMy Lords, it is very worrying that much of this levy is not being spent. Does the Minister believe that some of the viable suggestions that the industry, including ScreenSkills,…04 Jun 2019HANSARDMuseums and GalleriesMy Lords, the local authority museums urgently need better funding. A collection has been lost in Hertford, for example, and there has been a loss of curators at Leicester’s…23 May 2019HANSARDBrexit: Movement of People in the Cultural Sector (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I want to frame my contribution in two ways: first, through a discussion about the service industries more generally; and secondly, by addressing perhaps a wider…15 May 2019HANSARDSackler Trust: DonationsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the wider implications of the decisions by the National Portrait Gallery and Tate to forgo the intended donations…27 Mar 2019HANSARDSackler Trust: DonationsMy Lords, first, looking forward, does the Minister not recognise that there needs to be some manner of formal public vetting of donors to our national museums and other…27 Mar 2019HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I have put my name to this important amendment and I will speak briefly about services in relation to free movement. The recent no-deal impact statement says that free…13 Mar 2019HANSARDBrexit: Small BusinessesMy Lords, is the Minister aware that many British workers who run small businesses in the services sector are already losing contracts with EU companies because of their…05 Mar 2019HANSARDTheatre Tickets: LondonMy Lords, has the Minister seen the study by the National Campaign for the Arts which shows that ticket prices in all areas of the arts are rising at a rate well above inflation…28 Feb 2019