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<p>The Government fully recognises the disruptive impact that Coronavirus and restrictions
has on the arts, theatre, live music and museums and galleries sectors and the devastating
impact that closing events and venues has. The Government continues to work with all
its sectors to assess the impact of the tiers and in particular Tier 3 and to develop
proposals for how venues can reopen when it is safe to do so.</p><p> </p><p>That is
why we have already extended the Job Retention Scheme until March, alongside the unprecedented
£1.57bn Culture Recovery package which has already benefited thousands of organisations
and the individuals supported by them.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We recognise
the impact that closures across the country will have on our vital cultural sector
and remain committed to supporting it as it suffers the impact of this virus. The
remaining £400m of Culture Recovery Fund grants and loans announced on Friday 11th
December will support significant cultural organisations who now face financial distress
as a result of closure, as well as helping them transition back to fuller opening
in the spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The £1bn already committed has supported
over 3000 organisations to weather this storm, supporting more than 75,000 jobs, with
many more freelancers and jobs in vital supply chain industries also benefitting.
Across the arts and heritage recovery grants, repayable finance, and capital awards
so far, support for London was approximately £300m.</p>
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