Government considering event insurance scheme in case of 'market failure'

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The government is prepared to explore an insurance scheme for live entertainment in the event of a market failure, the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport Oliver Dowden has said.

Dowden was responding to a parliamentary question on 1 July from Cardiff Central Labour MP Jo Stevens.

Stevens asked: “Can the Secretary of State say today whether the government are going to

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