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<p>In my response to The Earl of Clancarty in Parliament on 3 June, I said that a
touring visa as he proposed was not “legally possible”.</p><p> </p><p>I am afraid
that this could have been phrased more accurately. While a visa of the kind he proposed
is not legally impossible, the legal arrangements of the EU make it less negotiable,
and each individual EU member state retains the right to caveat the third-party mobility
arrangements negotiated at an EU-wide level. We are not asking for a special, bespoke,
or unique deal. We are looking for a deal like the free trade agreements the EU has
previously struck with other friendly countries such as Canada.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise
that music and the performing arts are culturally and economically crucial industries.
Through negotiations with the EU on Mobility and Mode IV we are exploring how we can
provide greater certainty to these industries in the future through reciprocal provisions
based on best precedent.</p><p> </p>
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