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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-20more like thismore than 2024-03-20
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 remove filter
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Musicians: Immigration Controls more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) musicians and (b) music groups that were scheduled to play in the UK that were refused entry due to immigration rules in the last 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Worsley and Eccles South remove filter
tabling member printed
Barbara Keeley more like this
uin 19583 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-25more like thismore than 2024-03-25
answer text <p>Border Force does not hold the data requested.</p><p>The UK’s rules for touring creative professionals are comparatively more generous than in many EU Member States. The UK’s domestic rules allow musicians, entertainers and artists from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, to perform in the UK without requiring a visa, and the UK does not have work permits.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the UK’s creative industries, including musicians, to adapt to new arrangements with the EU.</p><p>Sector specific guidance on creative professionals from non-visa national countries, including the EU and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work has been published by DCMS on GOV.UK can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/visiting-the-uk-as-a-creative-professional-from-a-non-visa-national-country" target="_blank">Visiting the UK as a creative professional from a non-visa national country guidance</a>’ on GOV.UK.</p><p>DCMS has worked across government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries to support working and touring with confidence in the EU. Ongoing industry engagement continues at ministerial and official level. This includes several recent events with the sector focused on touring and export support, hosted in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade. These events help to provide tailored guidance to stakeholders within the music sector, alongside an opportunity for the sector to discuss with Ministers and officials touring challenges and opportunities.</p>
answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
grouped question UIN 19584 more like this
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less than 2024-03-25T16:47:29.373Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-25T16:47:29.373Z
answering member
4647
label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
tabling member
1588
label Biography information for Barbara Keeley more like this