Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of paragraph 15 of the UK-EU Summit Common Understanding stating that "the European Commission and the United Kingdom recognise the value of travel and cultural and artistic exchanges, including the activities of touring artists", how they intend to progress an agreement between the UK and the EU on touring by creative professionals, and whether it will form part of a wider cultural agreement.

We are proud of the international reputation of our arts and creative industries, which is why we committed to support the activities of touring artists in our manifesto. The summit was an important milestone towards a new strategic partnership where the UK and EU committed to support travel and cultural exchange, including the activities of touring artists. We will engage with the EU and Member States in discussions after the summit to support touring across the European continent. We will also work with music and arts industry stakeholders, trade bodies and organisations to engage their European counterparts.