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<p>His Majesty’s Government is committed to supporting our grassroots music venues,
which play an absolutely crucial role in our world-leading music sector, and are key
to developing the future talent pipeline.</p><p>That is why we are supporting them
to develop the next generation of British talent, by providing an additional £5 million
to Arts Council England’s successful Supporting Grassroots Live Music fund, as announced
in the Creative Industries Sector Vision on 14 June. This fund will enable venues
to increase support for young, emerging and more diverse artists, improve equipment
and physical infrastructure, and support venues to become more financially resilient
and develop new income streams.</p><p>This is in addition to other government support
provided to the live music sector, including over £3 million during the pandemic from
the Emergency Grassroots Music Venues Fund, and through Arts Council England’s Supporting
Grassroots Live Music fund since 2019.</p><p>Contemporary, operatic, and classical
music subsectors receive funding through a wide variety of sources, including Arts
Council England. Decisions made by the Arts Council about the allocation of funding
are taken at arm's length from Government. Decisions are made in line with the Council’s
ten-year strategy, which sets the direction for all of the artforms and sub-sectors
it supports, including opera, contemporary, and classical music.</p><p>The Department
for Culture, Media and Sport is in regular discussions with all parts of the music
industry, including live venues of all sizes across the country. The Department works
closely with interested parties and across Government to ensure the live music sector
continues to thrive. Whilst industry-led discussions on the proposal of a ticket levy
are ongoing, we have no plans to enforce large venues to impose a ticket levy.</p>
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