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HANSARDGrass-roots Music VenuesMy Lords, further to the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, is the Minister aware that as well as the possibility of closures, there is the danger that our…26 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords—22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords, there is concern that the Creative Industries Council, of which the freelance champion will be a member, has very little workforce representation within its newly…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCreative Industries: Freelance ChampionMy Lords—22 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I am grateful for all the support across the Committee that my noble friend Lady Prashar and I have had for our amendments. I am disappointed by the…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy Lords, my Amendment 6 would rectify what is, at present, a significant omission from the list of areas of competence: cultural concerns. Amendment 51 is intended to ensure that…20 Jan 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDHeritage Craft and Building SectorTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to support the heritage craft and building sector; and how they will develop its skills pipeline.12 Jan 2026HANSARDHeritage Craft and Building SectorMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the meetings we have had in this area. Does she agree that, with our heritage in crisis with regard to the repair and maintenance not just of…12 Jan 2026HANSARDBroadcasting: Recent DevelopmentsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on a thoughtful opening speech. The phrase I became heartily fed up with was “punching above our weight”, usually uttered by…08 Jan 2026HANSARDUK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsMy Lords, I congratulate the Government on getting us back into Erasmus+, something for which many of us have been asking for a long time. I add that it is a complete myth that…18 Dec 2025HANSARDJobs Market: Wider Economic ImplicationsMy Lords, further to the points made about skills, will the Minister look at a new report by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre that finds that arts, culture and…18 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness Improvement Districts: Town Centre RenewalMy Lords, does the Minister acknowledge how important culture in the round is in this context? Has she seen the report Improving Places , produced by the Mayor of London, the Arts…11 Dec 2025HANSARDData Adequacy Status: EU Data Protection StandardsIs there a relationship here with concerns over IP and copyright, because our rules for data reuse are relevant to alignment with the EU?04 Dec 2025HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Social MobilityMy Lords, the Sutton Trust finds that there are barriers to young people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds at every stage of the creative industries pipeline—in schools, higher…03 Dec 2025HANSARDArts and Creative Industries: Social MobilityTo ask His Majesty’s Government how they intend to improve social mobility for careers in the arts and creative industries.03 Dec 2025HANSARDVisas: Highly Skilled PeopleMy Lords—26 Nov 2025HANSARDVisas: Highly Skilled PeopleMy Lords, would the Minister agree that one of the problems with the immigration system for attracting exceptional emerging talent in the creative industries from abroad—it is the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDForthcoming Fiscal ChangesMy Lords, how much do the Government now blame Brexit for the black hole?25 Nov 2025HANSARDFair Funding ReviewMy Lords, local authorities remain the biggest funders of arts and cultural services. These are important for growth and employment growth, yet since 2010, spending on these…24 Nov 2025