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Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 11 Jan 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) The partnership between Government and charities has made the UK one of the world’s leading countries - Speech Link
2: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) What steps she is taking to support UK musicians seeking to tour in Europe. - Speech Link
3: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) The vast majority of EU member states—23 of the 27—offer visa and permit-free routes to touring. - Speech Link
4: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) Glasgow North is home to many talented musicians, some of whom play in Scotland’s world-class orchestras - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL]
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings - Thu 14 Dec 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) This would appear to apply to either all countries or some countries. - Speech Link
2: Lord McNicol of West Kilbride (Lab - Life peer) protected products, which we inherited from the EU-Japan deal. - Speech Link
3: None Mandatory sampling is part of retained EU law. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) It will instead be subject to EU law, as is clear from what I mentioned. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Autumn Statement - Wed 22 Nov 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Jeremy Hunt (Con - South West Surrey) Core inflation is now lower than in nearly half of the economies in the EU, and the OBR says that headline - Speech Link
2: Rachel Reeves (Lab - Leeds West) The Chancellor mentioned some countries that we are outperforming in growth, but I could not help but - Speech Link
3: Drew Hendry (SNP - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) cost of living nightmare that people are having to endure, is through independence and rejoining the EU - Speech Link
4: Barbara Keeley (Lab - Worsley and Eccles South) Orchestra tax relief is a critical source of income; without it, some orchestras say they could fold, with musicians - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Design Right, Artist’s Resale Right and Copyright (Amendment) Regulations 2023 - Mon 20 Nov 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: None World Trade Organization—WTO—members that are not EU member states are included as qualifying countries - Speech Link
2: Earl of Clancarty (XB - Excepted Hereditary) We have, quite rightly, talked a fair amount about the multitude of problems facing touring musicians - Speech Link
3: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) the distribution of goods placed on markets outside those countries. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 16 Nov 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) Notwithstanding the Minister’s answer, polling by the Independent Society of Musicians has shown that - Speech Link
2: John Whittingdale (Con - Maldon) We continue to engage in discussions with countries individually to make further improvements. - Speech Link
3: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) Scotland is one of only seven out of 55 UEFA countries where the national team is hidden behind a paywall - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Tue 14 Nov 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) All this could lead to a lack of EU data adequacy.The Bill is a dangerous distraction. - Speech Link
2: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) Several other countries are taking action to ban or restrict gambling advertising. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Doocey (LD - Life peer) In 2022 tourism spend in the EU was up by 98% compared with 2019; in Britain it was down by 28%. - Speech Link
4: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) The majority of member states offer visa and work permit-free routes for musicians and creative performers - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Building an NHS Fit for the Future - Mon 13 Nov 2023
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Valerie Vaz (Lab - Walsall South) Some 28% of music industry workers have not had any work in the EU for the last two years.I know people - Speech Link
2: Barbara Keeley (Lab - Worsley and Eccles South) an appalling mess of red tape and extortionate fees for bands and orchestras looking to perform in EU - Speech Link
3: Liz Kendall (Lab - Leicester West) Frankly, that is a scandal in what is still, despite all our problems, one of the richest countries in - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report) - Wed 20 Sep 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Earl of Kinnoull (CB - Excepted Hereditary) , countries with an ETS linked to the EU’s would be excluded from such charges. - Speech Link
2: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LDEM - Life peer) and lawyers can work in their countries in return. - Speech Link
3: Earl of Clancarty (CB - Excepted Hereditary) It also quotes her as saying that“musicians are telling us that it is simply economically not viable - Speech Link
4: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (CON - Life peer) The majority of EU member states have working holiday agreements with third countries so we continue - Speech Link
5: Earl of Kinnoull (CB - Excepted Hereditary) least the major countries—regularly. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 14 Sep 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Richard Thomson (SNP - Gordon) We are no longer imposing SPS checks on food coming in from the EU. - Speech Link
2: Nusrat Ghani (CON - Wealden) I referenced in my previous response the SPS controls; they were not in place when we were in the EU - Speech Link
3: Jeff Smith (LAB - Manchester, Withington) What steps she is taking to increase trade with European countries. - Speech Link
4: Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) On Tuesday, the EU set out its SME relief package, which will help to tackle the problem. - Speech Link
5: Jeff Smith (LAB - Manchester, Withington) Will the Government commit to musicians having a voice and a place at the table for the AI summit in - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
EU Programmes - Thu 07 Sep 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Viscount Camrose (CON - Excepted Hereditary) we are opening the doors to further pioneering, international collaboration with a growing group of countries - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lawlor (CON - Life peer) is limited mainly to one continent, Europe, together with its member states and some of its fringe countries - Speech Link
3: Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB - Life peer) Exactly the same argument could be made about the arts and musicians. - Speech Link