Live Music Industry: Support

Debate between Lord Vaizey of Didcot and Lord Watts

Monday 23rd June 2025 Lords Chamber

[Lord Watts (Lab)]

My Lords—

[Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con)]

My Lords, I declare my interest as a governor of an independent school—and give way to the noble Lord.

[Lord Watts (Lab)]

I am grateful to the noble Lord. Can the Minister hear the noise from today’s discussion, in which Members are raising all sorts of problems that the cultural industries face? Do we not need a complete strategy that deals with all these issues, and do we not need to be clear about how we are going to support the arts and culture in the UK?