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	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Music Festivals: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing a Government-backed insurance scheme to musical festivals that may have to cancel events planned for summer 2021 as a result of the covid-19 oubreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	154608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of the concerns which have been raised about securing insurance for live events.</p><p>Understandably, the bar for considering Government intervention is set extremely high. Given the high costs involved in setting up a scheme we need to make sure it is the most effective use of funds at a time when we are looking at how best to support the sector.</p><p>The evidence of market failure must clearly demonstrate that such a scheme is the only barrier to staging events. At the moment, progress with the vaccine rollout and beating the virus is crucial in achieving the next stages for large events as set out in the roadmap.</p><p>We are working closely with the sector to determine the appropriate and most effective response within the public health context. We will continue to engage with HMT on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/03/2021 17:01:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

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	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Theatres: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Government's recently announced support for cultural, arts and heritage institutions, which body will be responsible for ensuring that small provincial theatres receive that funding; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	70305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>On 5 July, DCMS announced a major £1.57 billion support package for key cultural organisations to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. This funding will provide targeted support to organisations across a range of sectors, including performing arts and theatres, museums and galleries, heritage sites, live music venues and independent cinema. This money will be spent across England, and we want it to benefit local communities across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The funds will be delivered by Arts Council England, Historic England, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund working with the National Lottery Memorial Fund. Further details, including eligibility and application processes, will be released later in July.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/07/2020 14:37:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson