Musical Instrument Certificates Debate
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Viscount Stansgate
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Musical Instrument Certificates
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
I am very happy to write to the noble Baroness with that detail.
Viscount Stansgate (Lab)
My Lords, my noble friend the Minister said that the Government are still consulting, so I hope that my supplementary question can be part of that process. I am one of many Members in this House who are concerned about the future of youth orchestras. Can my noble friend say whether the current proposals imply that, in the future, youth orchestras would be subject to the charges involved? That would be an extremely serious additional burden to place on them when they are already facing difficulties in touring.
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
As I said, we are in consultation. A lot of assumptions are being made by many of the questioners. To reiterate, the consultation is an opportunity for the music sector to make its voice heard and to provide us with evidence about the kind of impacts being mentioned in this Question Time.