Music Sector: Working in Europe

Lord Strasburger Excerpts
Wednesday 3rd February 2021

(3 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Strasburger Portrait Lord Strasburger (LD) [V]
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A year ago, the Creative Industries Minister told the Commons that music tours are

“the lifeblood of the industry”.

He said:

“It is essential that free movement is protected for artists post 2020.”—[Official Report, Commons, 21/1/20; cols. 56-57WH.]


Those are fine words, but what is the reality? The creative arts were completely ignored in the EU trade deal. One of our stellar export industries has been butchered by this botched negotiation. Why have the Government not gone back to Brussels to fix this mess?

Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran (Con)
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I cannot accept the noble Lord’s assertion that these industries were ignored. Our negotiators worked extremely hard to try to put forward a proposal that would have benefited both the EU and the UK creative sectors and we are disappointed that it was not accepted.