Choirs: Restrictions Debate
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Choirs: Restrictions
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Baroness Barran (Con)
I will need to write to the noble Baroness with details on sanctions, but I assume that they are available on GOV.UK.
Lord Cormack (Con)
My Lords, does not my noble friend understand that she has been trying valiantly to defend the totally indefensible? Does she not accept that the cultural life of this country rests to some degree on the continuance of amateur choirs? If she goes on repeating these answers and the Government do not show a proper degree of flexibility, many of these choirs will cease to exist.
Baroness Barran (Con)
The Government have acted incredibly powerfully to support the cultural life of this country. We absolutely recognise its importance in relation to amateur choirs and the whole spectrum of performing arts, which is why we are progressing with phase 3 of the more than £2 billion Culture Recovery Fund.