Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gill Furniss and Oliver Dowden

Thursday 4th February 2021 Commons Chamber

[Oliver Dowden]

To be clear to the hon. Gentleman, the reason why we rejected the offer from the European Union, which he seems so keen to accept, was that it was not binding, it did not cover touring, it did not cover technical support staff and, crucially, it did not cover work permits. Of course, we continue to engage with it, but I must say to him that the most devastating consequences for musicians in Scotland would be to rip our precious shared cultural heritage apart by pulling Scotland out of our Union—I would note that £450 million a year is generated in Scotland through domestic music tourism; 90% of the revenue is through domestic markets—and that would be terrible for Scottish musicians.

[Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab)]

What steps he is taking to prevent the spread of far-right conspiracy theories online.