Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including people working in live music and the performing arts on the list of jobs that qualify for exemption from covid-19 quarantine regulations on arrival in the UK, in line with the exemptions for elite sportspersons and those working on film and television productions.

We continue to work tirelessly with the cultural and creative sectors to explore all options to support them through this challenging period, including on proposals for exemptions from quarantine. All decisions about exemptions and other measures will need to be considered in light of the wider public health context, and will be taken with the Secretary of State for Transport and other Ministerial colleagues.