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HANSARDTeachers: Music, Drama, Art and Design, and DanceMy Lords, we know that the great majority of teachers in arts subjects—for example, in music and in art and design—in primary schools, where it all starts, do not have specialist…17 Nov 2025HANSARDOverseas Musicians Touring in the UKMy Lords, one of the key asks from the sector is for visa waiver agreements, not just with the EU but with other countries. Are the Government pursuing this urgently, both as part…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewMy Lords, the arts sector is hugely grateful that the EBacc has gone, and I think that needs to be said. However, does the Minister agree that it is going to take a lot of work to…10 Nov 2025HANSARDYouth Mobility SchemeTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in the agreement of a youth mobility scheme between the United Kingdom and the EU.29 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth Mobility SchemeMy Lords, this Question is a companion piece to the Question last week from the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, on Erasmus, to which she got an encouraging reply. The only proviso,…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the Minister for that actually very interesting reply. I would be very grateful if she could write to me about the scheme she mentioned. I re-emphasise that this is about…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my Amendment 102 would add cultural assets to the existing scheme of assets of community value. We addressed that scheme earlier in Amendment 87D from the noble…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyMy Lords, this is certainly an important document. The first thing I noticed about it, though, was that it is being fronted by DSIT but not DCMS, which does not seem to be…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillWhy will the Government not make it statutory? This is a very simple question.22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 71 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, to which I have added my name. I support Amendment 82 as well. First, I briefly pay…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I rise briefly in support of the outlier Amendment 87D from the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey. I have Amendment 102, likely to be heard on Monday, which seeks to extend…22 Oct 2025HANSARDErasmus+My Lords, the Minister says that she cannot go into details, but will she be asking for UK citizens to be afforded the fullest breadth of opportunities—meaning opportunities not…21 Oct 2025HANSARDMusical Instrument CertificatesMy Lords, this proposal for charging for musical instrument certificates clearly goes entirely against the promise the Government made in their election manifesto to help…20 Oct 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance Schools: Affordable AccessMy Lords, at this moment in the Government’s lifetime it feels important to make, or at least re-emphasise, some basic points. The arts, as opposed to the wider creative…16 Oct 2025HANSARDMusic and Dance Schools: Affordable AccessBefore the Minister sits down, since we have a couple of minutes, I have a point of clarification. The figure of £4 million has been repeated a number of times in the debate. I…16 Oct 2025HANSARDYouth UnemploymentMy Lords, the curriculum review has been mentioned. Would not the Minister agree that it is really important that the curriculum is reset to reflect a well-rounded education? The…16 Oct 2025HANSARDJobs MarketMy Lords, more than 84,000 jobs have been lost in the hospitality industry since the last Budget. This is an industry that should be growing, not contracting, as I hope the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDUK and EU Trade: Arts and Creative IndustriesTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards improving the conditions of trade between the UK and the EU with regard to the arts and creative industries,…11 Sept 2025HANSARDUK and EU Trade: Arts and Creative IndustriesMy Lords, the almost five years since we left the single market have already cost us tens of billions of pounds in trade—that includes the creative industries—not to mention the…11 Sept 2025