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Government won’t explore festival insurance until lockdown lifts, says culture secretary
coronavirus-related cancellations, meaning that festivals face huge financial losses and risk bankruptcy if they have to cancel last-minute.So far, over a quarter of UK festivals over 5,000 capacity have been cancelled this summer due to a lack of insurance.During a DCMSC committee meeting yesterday (May 13), Conservative MP Heather Wheeler asked Dowden for an update on whether or not the government would be offering insurance to festivals.In his response, Dowden said the UK was “well on track” to reach Stage Four of lockdown restrictions lifting on June 21, and that the government would then “look at” if assistance was still needed for music festivals.“It has to be the case first that we know [if] something can go ahead,” he said, before
