Eighth Report - COVID 19: Culture Recovery Fund
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 340
23 June 2021
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Eighth report from Session 2021-22 · published 28 Oct 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence...
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (the Department), Arts Council England (ACE) and Sir Damon Buffini, chair of the Culture Recovery Board, …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response serves as an introductory statement to its full response, confirming the basis and timeline of the Committee's report, rather than addressing any specific observation within this introductory conclusion.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
The Department acknowledged that the changing pandemic scenarios around issues such as the return of...
Conclusion
The Department acknowledged that the changing pandemic scenarios around issues such as the return of international visitors, reopening and social distancing had changed the economics for organisations in receipt of grants or repayable finance.12 It told us that the fund …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response is irrelevant, referring to reports on the English Rail System rather than engaging with the Culture Recovery Fund conclusion.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
We asked the Department about its long-term plans for the loan book, as our experience...
Conclusion
We asked the Department about its long-term plans for the loan book, as our experience has been that Government has generally had issues at times managing loan books.24 The Accounting Officer confirmed her accountability for the fund’s loans but said …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response directly addresses a separate, related recommendation about managing the loan book, committing to establish mechanisms and provide updates by December 2021, but does not engage with the observations made in this specific conclusion.
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Conclusion
We asked the Department what the obstacles were to setting up a Government-backed insurance scheme...
Conclusion
We asked the Department what the obstacles were to setting up a Government-backed insurance scheme for live events, given that many festivals, in particular outdoor ones, were struggling because they were unable to get insurance this year and would have …
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