"I thank the noble Lord for the Question and pay tribute to his unbroken record as the longest-serving Arts Minister. I am sure I will never match it.
The 2024 Budget required difficult decisions to fix the public finances. Like other employers, cultural organisations were subject to a 1.2 percentage …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord. As we know, there have been many pressures on cultural and creative organisations. The noble Lord, from his role as a trustee of the Tate, is better placed than I am to comment on the detail of some of those organisations. The impact for many …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that. The history in the last 20 years of using tax credits for the benefit of the creative industries is something both sides of the House have greatly pursued, and that has been a very effective way of supporting different sectors within the creative …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for that question. Like many in the House, I was very shocked by that announcement and that threat against the arts, cultural and creative sectors, which I know many noble Lords in this House support with passion. They contribute to making the creative industries the …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"I support and publicly pay tribute to all the philanthropists, both those in this country and those based internationally, who support our cultural institutions and arts. It is one of the most important areas of partnership for cultural institutions. A brilliant project that the government art collection announced is the …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"I thank the right reverend Prelate for the question. I also pay tribute to the brilliant work of Chetham’s, which is an outstanding school. It is unfortunately not possible to exempt a particular sector of private schools from VAT, but for all of us a priority is to ensure that …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness for that excellent question. The Irish led the way in piloting the idea of an income for artists and there is now a pilot in Scotland. This is something I wish to follow with attention. It is obviously a proposal that is the source of …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"As some noble Lords will know, I started my career in touring theatre and worked for many years at a theatre that received touring theatre, so I absolutely understand the issue and its seriousness. It is a subject of lobbying from the sector and of discussion with the Government, and …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Johnson of Lainston, for securing this debate, and I thank all noble Lords who have taken part for their valuable contributions. I am grateful to the International Agreements Committee for its excellent work and its report, published on Friday 11 September, on …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech
The convention is deliberately technology neutral and this, I hope, addresses a point that several noble Lords have very correctly raised. It allows countries to respond to emerging threats without requiring wholesale changes to the treaty itself. The UK will continue to engage constructively through …..." Baroness Mackenzie of Sherwood - View Speech