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I turn next to Amendments 161 and 162 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, Amendment 160 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Clancarty, and Amendments 165 and 167 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, on freelancers. As we have been discussing this evening, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has committed to appointing a freelance champion in the recently published creative industries sector plan, to give creative freelancers a voice within government. The freelance champion will be an independent voice for creative freelancers. In response to the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson, it will work in particular with industry to represent creative freelancers in fora with Ministers and officials in relevant government departments, identifying areas where freelancers are underrepresented—for example, in data collection—and to advocate for the sector’s freelancers within government. I hope that reassures the noble Lord. As we have heard, the terms of reference is in itself an impressive list of responsibilities, and I say to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, that it is indeed more than half a loaf.