Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Creative Industries: Covid-19 - Apr 26
Tuesday, 27 April 2021 07:24
Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab) [V]: My Lords, I draw attention to my
interests in the register, which include my membership of two
trusts involved in cultural activities. In many of our most
deprived communities, the cultural industries have taken a severe
hit. Given that they are closely aligned with the hospitality
sector, what plans do the Government have to develop a national
plan to help the hard-pressed cultural sector recover as we emerge
from lockdown? Can the Minister say some more...Request free trial
(Lab) [V]: My Lords, I draw attention to my
interests in the register, which include my membership of two
trusts involved in cultural activities. In many of our most
deprived communities, the cultural industries have taken a severe
hit. Given that they are closely aligned with the hospitality
sector, what plans do the Government have to develop a national
plan to help the hard-pressed cultural sector recover as we emerge
from lockdown? Can the Minister say some more about the support the
Government are likely to give to freelancers, who have been frozen
out of many of the schemes supporting workers in the cultural
sector?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital,
Culture, Media and Sport () (Con): I just
commented on the expansion of the scheme, which we think will
include many new freelancers who are self-employed. The Government
share the noble Lord’s concerns about support for our deprived
communities and see cultural assets as critical in their revival.
That is why more than two-thirds of the Culture Recovery Fund has
been spent outside London and why we have a major series of funds,
including the levelling-up fund, the community renewal fund and, in
future, the shared prosperity fund all of which
have a creative industries strand within them...
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