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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 29 Mar 2022
Gambling-related Harm

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) on securing this important debate, and for the typically passionate way in which she set out the case for the Government to act faster on …..."
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Written Question
Music: EU Countries
Thursday 24th March 2022

Asked by: Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the Government has made on supporting touring musicians to continue to work in Europe.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

This government recognises the importance of the UK’s creative and cultural industries, not only to the economy and international reputation of the United Kingdom, but also to the wellbeing and enrichment of its people. We want musicians and performers to be able to tour abroad easily.

We have worked with the sector and directly with Member States, to provide clarity on what creative workers need to do. We have confirmed that, in many areas, arrangements are much more workable than has at times been reported. For example, the vast majority of Member States offer visa and work permit free routes for musicians and creative performers, including most of the UK’s biggest touring markets such as France, Germany, and the Netherlands. This also includes Spain, who in November 2021, following engagement by the UK Government and the sector, introduced 90 day visa and work permit free touring for artists. We continue to work with the few remaining EU Member States that do not allow visa and permit free touring, such as Greece and Portugal, to encourage them to make touring easier.

We have also confirmed that portable musical instruments, carried or in a vehicle, can be transported cost-free and should not require ATA Carnets, and that small ‘splitter vans’ are not subject to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement limits around cabotage and cross trade for the creative sectors. We have also launched an Export Support Service (ESS), where UK businesses, including touring professionals, can get answers to practical questions online and by telephone.

Written Question
Members: Correspondence
Monday 14th March 2022

Asked by: Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the enquiry of 24 January 2022 from the hon. Member for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney regarding Mr. Williams.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

A reply was issued on 10 March 2022.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"Time does not permit me to cover all the issues that I would like to, but I shall start with the vital extension of the £20 universal credit uplift to September, which is, of course, welcome and is something that I and many other Opposition Members have been calling for. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Dec 2020
Gambling and Lotteries

"I welcome this review, and there is clearly a need for robust action. The Minister will be aware that there have been claims from the online gambling industry that regulation should be moderated or it risks driving gamblers to the black market. Does the Minister agree with the Gambling Commission …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Historical Discrimination in Boxing

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered historical discrimination in boxing.

It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I would like to take the Chamber through the story of a boxer from Merthyr Tydfil. For some people in my constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Historical Discrimination in Boxing

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I agree entirely: sport is a unifier. It is a real shame, and it brings shame on the sport, that such a rule existed at that point in time. It is now more important than ever to right that historical wrong and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Historical Discrimination in Boxing

"I thank my hon. Friend for raising that case. It is yet another example of an injustice that stained sport. It is something that we do need to recognise and try to address and put right.

There are other examples. We know of Len Johnson, a black boxer from Manchester …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Historical Discrimination in Boxing

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The historical discrimination we are talking about is now illegal, but we still experience such issues and they are still present in sport. Much has been done since the time of Cuthbert Taylor, but there is a lot more to do, and a lot …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What plans the Government has to reintroduce the TV licence concession for people aged over 75. ..."
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