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(4 years, 1 month ago)
Commons ChamberMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the central role of the arts in our creative industries, which help to make us a powerhouse. That is why we are working to ensure their reopening as rapidly as possible, and announcements on that will come shortly. It is also why I welcomed the Chancellor’s tremendous announcement yesterday; those VAT cuts will apply to almost all the sectors that my hon. Friend highlights.
I wholly agree with my hon. Friend. Reliable local news is an important way of tackling the rise of misinformation and disinformation.