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date	05/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entertainers: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what qualitative data her Department (a) holds and (b) has commissioned on the benefits of Tier 5 Visa rules for EEA musicians and artistic performers to the UK music industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	25687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>Overseas musicians and performers make an important contribution to the UK's creative sector and remain welcome in the UK and take part in events.</p><p>Our existing arrangements provide a number of routes for creatives to enter the UK and undertake work on a temporary basis. The Home Office continues to engage with the creative sector to ensure the future points-based immigration system will enable the UK’s cultural life to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2020 15:59:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

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date	26/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that immigration rules support the needs of the music industry.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	21306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>Non EEA visiting artists, entertainers and musicians can currently perform at events, take part in competitions and auditions, make personal appearances and take part in promotional activities for up to 6 months without the need for formal sponsorship or a work visa. They can also receive payment for appearances at permit free festivals for up to 6 months, or for up to one month for a specific engagement, under the Visitor route.</p><p>In future Artists wishing to come to the UK for longer-term work will need to do so under the points-based system. Under this system there will continue to be special arrangements for creative workers, which in future will encompass both EEA and non-EEA citizens.</p><p>The Home Office continues to engage with the creative sector to ensure the future system will enable the UK’s cultural life to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/04/2020 17:01:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens