"Freelancers play a vital role in the creative industries, which is why we committed to appoint a freelance champion in the creative industries sector plan. Since then, we have been working closely with industry to develop the scope of the role. In two weeks’ time, my colleague, Ian Murray, who …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"The champion-type role appointed by the Government is designed exactly for the purpose of making sure that these conversations are had and action is taken across government. We are very keen for the person who is appointed to this role to be involved in developing their own work plan, in …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"Delivery of our ambitious vision is on track. Key achievements include the £150 million creative places growth fund allocated to six mayoral strategic authorities; we have secured agreement to boost music creator streaming income; we have announced the price cap to ban for-profit resale of live event tickets; and we …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"There is strong evidence, including in the report from the trade union Bectu that was published last year, on some of the real issues that the noble Baroness identified within the creative industries. They particularly affect freelancers, who struggle with a huge range of issues—everything from late payment through to …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"I am happy to take that back to the department. I do not have a list of the make-up of the council, but I will take the point back and write to the noble Earl...." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"The noble Lord describes exactly what a freelance champion should do: to be a representative and voice for all those across the sector. I will make sure that I forward the working spec to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate...." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"The Government and particularly DCMS strongly welcomed our noble friend Lady Hodge’s review of Arts Council England. It is an excellent read, which I commend to any noble Lords who have not read it. We are planning to publish our full response later this year, but we are already looking …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"One of the key priorities for this Government is to make creative careers accessible for everyone, including by making sure that we get career opportunities for more people from diverse backgrounds. I will have to come back to the noble Baroness on those points. We want to make sure that …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"There are a number of tax incentives within the system currently. We are very clear that there is significant investment in creative industries in this country. I outlined some of those in relation to the rollout of the sector plan. We are very confident that we are working across government …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech
"Clearly, protection for children is key. But as the noble Lord rightly states, loot boxes are not currently legally considered gambling, as individuals are not able to cash out their purchases as currency. Where unlicensed gambling is identified, the Gambling Commission has shown that it will take swift enforcement action. …..." Baroness Twycross - View Speech