Baroness Keeley

I thank my noble friend the Minister for her reply. I, too, welcome that DfE has confirmed the continued funding for bursaries, at least for 2025-26. ...

To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they will continue to invest in the Music and Dance Scheme, including in the National Dance Centres for Advanc...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve the quality and quantity of music education in state schools.

My Lords, I am co-chair of the Classical Music APPG, which I have chaired for more than 10 years. I have worked with the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley of ...

My Lords, I would like to ask about continued funding by DfE for the music and dance scheme bursaries for talented young musicians and for the outreac...

My Lords, media literacy is indeed the subject of the Communications and Digital Committee’s current inquiry. Evidence we have received argues strongl...

My Lords, a further issue for UK orchestras is the issue of withholding tax, incurred when they tour to countries such as Germany, Spain and Italy. In...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Pack, on his maiden speech and on promoting the value of email newsletters. We certainly benefit from th...

My Lords, the national centre for arts and music education is a welcome development, particularly as it will be the lead for the programme of music hu...

To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to consult the Music Hub network and cultural providers in developing the new National Centre for...

My Lords, I am very pleased to hear that Ministers will pick up this issue and hopefully take action to close this gap in human rights protection duri...

My Lords, Amendment 54 in my name is the same as the one I tabled in Committee. It aims to ensure that the Human Rights Act 1998 protects individuals ...

I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate today, including the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, who has supported the work we ha...

My Lords, I rise to explain the significance of Amendment 149 in my name, which aims to ensure that the Human Rights Act 1998 protects individuals whe...

My Lords, I agree with noble Lords that the British Council is a vital part of the country’s soft power, and we have to recognise that its art collect...

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