Craftspeople: European Union Travel and Trade Debate

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Department: Department for Business and Trade

Craftspeople: European Union Travel and Trade

Lord McFall of Alcluith Excerpts
Monday 13th May 2024

(1 month, 2 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord McFall of Alcluith Portrait The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
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My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, is participating remotely.

Lord Strasburger Portrait Lord Strasburger (LD) [V]
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My Lords, crippling restrictions on working in Europe are blighting the lives of 2 million people employed in our creative industries. This is because the Government completely omitted our largest sector after financial services from the Brexit trade deal, and then spent four years failing to fix their blunder. Will the Minister take this opportunity to apologise to those who previously had a career in music, dance, theatre or fashion but are now having to drive taxis or flip burgers?