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1670393

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Musicians: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1085 on Musicians: Census, which organisations the Government has invited to be involved in the industry working group to discuss issues around creator remuneration.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The working group’s membership is still being considered by the Government, and officials are liaising with key industry representatives to seek their views and input. It will be composed of nominated representatives and experts spanning the breadth of the sector.</p><p>We intend to publish further details around the working group, including membership, in the near future, once relevant parties have been notified.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 20/11/2023 09:28:36 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1670395

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Drugs: Music Festivals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have died as a result of taking illegal drugs at a music festival in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 20/11/2023 09:29:10 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1670398

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Performing Arts: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's publication of 11 October 2021 entitled Visa-free short term touring allowed in 20 member states, whether any additional countries offer visa and work permit free routes for UK musicians and performers.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting touring artists and the wider music industry to adapt to new arrangements following our departure from the EU, and we have worked with the sector and directly with Member States to provide clarity and support.</p><p>24 out of 27 Member States, the vast majority, have clarified arrangements to confirm that they allow visa and work permit free routes for UK performers for some short-term touring. This includes most of the UK’s biggest touring markets such as France, Germany, and the Netherlands, and it includes Spain and Greece who have introduced easements for third country touring professionals.</p><p>We continue to engage with the few remaining Member States to improve arrangements or clarify guidance, and we have worked closely on this with the sector. Most recently, we raised the issue of Touring with the EU at the Services Investment and Digital Trade Committee on 9 October. Ultimately however, it is up to Member States to align their requirements more closely with the UK’s generous rules.</p><p>The Government has also launched an Export Support Service where UK businesses, including touring professionals, can access advice and guidance. We will continue to engage with industry to understand challenges facing the live music sector and options to address these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 20/11/2023 09:29:30 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1670402

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the total number of hospitality businesses in England which held The Music Licence and closed in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	2120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>We have made no estimate in relation to businesses holding ‘TheMusicLicence’.</p><p>The Collective Management Organisations ‘PRS for Music’ and ‘Phonographic Performance Limited’ (PPL), which represent copyright owners in the music sector, are responsible for ‘TheMusicLicence’.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 20/11/2023 09:30:04 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1668861

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the levels of Orchestra Tax Relief.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	1084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular conversations with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a number of issues, including creative tax reliefs.</p><p>As announced at the Spring Budget earlier this year, His Majesty’s Government has extended the current headline rates of Orchestra Tax Relief. The rates for Orchestra Tax Relief will remain at 50% for expenditure taking place from 1 April 2023, reducing to 35% from 1 April 2025 and returning to 25% from 1 April 2026. As of August 2023, £75 million has been paid out relating to 740 claims. This represents 2,940 productions.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 14/11/2023 09:53:15 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1668862

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Musicians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Musician's Union publication entitled 'Musicians' Census', published on 11 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	1085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maximising the potential of the UK music industry and its musicians.</p><p>We continue to regularly engage with industry and organisations, including the Musicians Union, to understand the challenges facing musicians, including those identified in the ‘Musicians’ Census’.</p><p>The Government has taken action to address these challenges, by supporting growth in the sector and creating more opportunities for young people from all backgrounds to pursue a career in music.</p><p>This includes working with the Department for Business and Trade to support UK musicians to successfully export to international markets through initiatives such as the International Showcase Fund and the Music Export Growth Scheme. Additionally, we are committed to protecting creatives through our world-leading copyright and intellectual property laws, and the Government is also establishing an industry working group to discuss issues around creator remuneration.</p><p>We are also taking action to support young talent to pursue a career in music. In June 2021 we published the National Plan for Music Education, setting out ambitions to increase music opportunities for all children and young people, regardless of circumstance and needs. Grassroots venues are also vital to supporting the talent pipeline, which is why we committed to providing an additional £5 million of funding to support grassroots music venues over two years.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 14/11/2023 09:52:08 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1665882

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held discussions with (a) artist representatives and (b) live music businesses on the report by the Competition and Markets Authority entitled Secondary Ticketing, published on 16 August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	203262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting fair and transparent ticket pricing and tackling unacceptable behaviour in this market.</p><p>Officials at the Department for Culture, Media &amp; Sport and at the Department for Business &amp; Trade engage with a number of key organisations and people operating in the ticketing and live music sectors on the opportunities and challenges facing the sectors, including in relation to ticketing and the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA's) report on enforcement of the secondary ticketing market. This engagement has included STAR (the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers, the self-regulatory body for the entertainment ticketing industry in the UK), the CMA, Fanfair Alliance (the campaigning body against industrial scale online ticket touting), and the live music sector.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 23/10/2023 16:52:20 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1660369

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department have met representatives from (i) secondary ticketing websites and (ii) the music industry to discuss the price of ticket resales on online platforms in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	199297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting fair and transparent ticket pricing and tackling unacceptable behaviour in this market.</p><p>We engage with a range of key organisations and individuals operating in the ticketing sector to ensure a fair and transparent system. This includes STAR (the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers, the self-regulatory body for the entertainment ticketing industry in the UK), the Competition and Markets Authority, Fanfair Alliance (the campaigning body against industrial scale online ticket touting), and, where appropriate, primary and secondary ticketing businesses.</p><p>We are in regular discussions with all parts of the music industry to understand the opportunities for growth and challenges facing the sector, including ticketing.</p><p>Ministers and officials have had no meetings with either Viagogo or Stubhub in the last twelve months. It should be noted that officials have met with Stubhub International, a separate company to Stubhub, in the last twelve months to discuss general ticketing issues.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 199298 question first answered 18/09/2023 16:51:01 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1660370

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Stubhub and Viagogo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have met representatives from (i) ViaGoGo and (ii) StubHub in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	199298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting fair and transparent ticket pricing and tackling unacceptable behaviour in this market.</p><p>We engage with a range of key organisations and individuals operating in the ticketing sector to ensure a fair and transparent system. This includes STAR (the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers, the self-regulatory body for the entertainment ticketing industry in the UK), the Competition and Markets Authority, Fanfair Alliance (the campaigning body against industrial scale online ticket touting), and, where appropriate, primary and secondary ticketing businesses.</p><p>We are in regular discussions with all parts of the music industry to understand the opportunities for growth and challenges facing the sector, including ticketing.</p><p>Ministers and officials have had no meetings with either Viagogo or Stubhub in the last twelve months. It should be noted that officials have met with Stubhub International, a separate company to Stubhub, in the last twelve months to discuss general ticketing issues.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 199297 question first answered 18/09/2023 16:51:01 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1660371

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in the use of automated technology by secondary ticketing websites on consumer choice.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	199299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting fair and transparent ticket pricing and tackling unacceptable behaviour in this market.</p><p>We have strengthened the law in relation to ticketing information requirements and have introduced a specific criminal offence of using automated software to buy more tickets online than is allowed. We also support the work of enforcement agencies in this area, such as the Competition and Markets Authority, National Trading Standards, and the advertising industry's own regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority.</p><p>The Department for Business and Trade has responsibility for policy on consumer protection and its enforcement, in partnership with National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority, whilst the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) leads on the specific area of secondary ticketing for DCMS-related events (sport, live music, theatre, etc.).</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 18/09/2023 16:49:03 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley