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Chair @JulianKnight15 asks why the £1.57bn has taken so long to reach sector
@OliverDowden: I wanted officials to evaluate the state of the sector and all the bids. It is better to do it in a proper way to ensure it commands the confidence of the taxpayer who is paying for this.

@JulianKnight15: Do you accept there will be institutions that go to the wall due to delay?

@OliverDowden: I& #39;ve said institutions in that situation should get in touch. In specific instances we did bring forward grants sooner.

In response to questioning from @KevinBrennanMP, @OliverDowden says it is & #39;perfectly reasonable& #39; that orgs receiving money from the Cultural Recovery Fund were asked to publicly accredit the government funding and alert local media.

@JulianKnight15 asks if, in terms of reopening, there& #39;s no vaccination, no mass testing and the virus keeps rumbling on, what& #39;s & #39;Plan B& #39;? @OliverDowden says there are a number of plans but there is no silver bullet.

@DamianGreen asks if Liverpool and Man Utd& #39;s & #39;Project Big Picture& #39; is a "sugar coated cyanide pill"?

@OliverDowden says more importantly the Premier League and EFL need to do a deal; EFL clubs won& #39;t be allowed to fail. But & #39;Big Picture& #39; is a distraction from that.