Choirs: Restrictions Debate
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(4 years, 4 months ago)
Lords Chamber Baroness Barran (Con)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Baroness Barran (Con) 
        
    
        
    
        I know that the noble Baroness recognises the difference in the public health risks between the two activities to which she refers. I also acknowledge that she might be expressing broader sentiments in relation to this.
 Baroness Wheatcroft (CB)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Baroness Wheatcroft (CB) 
        
    
        
    
        My Lords, the Royal Choral Society is a brilliant choir, but it is an amateur one. On 30 May it performed Handel’s “Messiah” at the Royal Albert Hall, with 117 singers producing a brilliant performance. I applaud its decision to go ahead, but could the Minister tell us what sanctions there are for those who break the regulations? I am sure the House and the country would like to know what sanctions there are.
 Baroness Barran (Con)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            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.