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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the fact that the number of prosecutions has gone up, I think by 27%. Is the Solicitor General having discussions about how we treat young people who are involved in county lines? Will they be treated as criminals, or as the victims of, in many cases, modern slavery?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What assessment he has made of the effect on the viability of UK creative industries of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 06 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Creative Industries Federation is advising its members to prepare for what it describes as the “catastrophic” consequences of no deal, which will mean higher costs, delays, barriers to trading in Europe and, potentially, the loss of employees and access to funding, too. The Prime Minister might think that no …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Leaving the EU: Tourism and the Creative Industries

"The right hon. Gentleman is very much missed from his former role, but during that time we had many discussions about the difficulties that artists, and musicians in particular, have in getting visas for the US. Does he share my concern that after Brexit they will have similar problems across …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Leaving the EU: Tourism and the Creative Industries

"What is important to consider when it comes to musicians and other creatives is that not everyone is from a huge money-making enterprise that can afford agents, lawyers and managers. It is the smaller musicians and, I would argue, the musicians in the better bands—rather than the Coldplays, Mumfords and …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Leaving the EU: Tourism and the Creative Industries

"Is my hon. Friend aware of the EU quota rules by which at the moment TV broadcasters are required to invest 20% of their revenues in making or commissioning original content, and to spend at least 50% of their time showing European works? If British works are no longer included …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am sure that the Secretary of State will want to congratulate Bristol on being designated UNESCO city of film, which is yet another good reason for Channel 4 to choose to relocate there, but does he agree that, wherever it relocates, this is about commissioning and it will be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 08 Feb 2018
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"Bristol is recognised as being at the forefront of some of the community involvement in trying to prevent female genital mutilation, but the fact that we have not yet had a single conviction is still a sticking point. What more can the Solicitor General do to liaise with the police? …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Sep 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"I hope the Secretary of State will be aware of the ongoing problems that UK musicians have trying to get visas to tour in the United States. Will she assure me that as well as addressing those problems, which I am told have got worse recently, we will not see …..."
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Written Question
Arts: Self-employed
Monday 9th January 2017

Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2016 to Question 56474, if she will provide the answer sought in that Question on what discussions she has had with Ministers of HM Treasury on the potential effect on freelance creative workers of HM Revenue and Customs proposals that self-employed workers update their tax quarterly; and what steps she plans to take to address the concerns of those workers.

Answered by Matt Hancock

The Government's formal response will be published shortly.