Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many touring (a) artists and (b) musicians sought advice from the Export Support Service in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
Our Export Support Service (ESS) answers practical exports related questions, including support for touring professionals. Across the previous two years, the ESS provided guidance to 46 touring artists and musicians in 2022, and 13 in 2023. Exporters, including touring artists and musicians can continue to access ESS support through great.gov.uk.