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HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsVan Morrison also penned “Brown Eyed Girl”, which is my own personal anthem. I thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. Artists and organisations based in Northern Ireland will…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. The negotiating team did negotiate an opportunity to come back and review this in the years ahead, so the light at the end of the tunnel…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsAs ever, an ingenious question from my hon. Friend. I know that so many of our brilliant cultural organisations have worked really hard to improve their digital offer,…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsI was not aware of the hon. Lady’s band and I wish them the very best of luck in their endeavours to defend their fantastic title. If the tour they are going on is not paid for by…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsAs ever, my hon. Friend makes an excellent point. There are so many facets to this issue that we need to keep in mind as we move forward. That is certainly something that I am…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsMy message to the hon. Lady’s constituent would be that the Government entirely recognise the vital importance of the UK’s thriving creative artists. We want to support them in…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsMy hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. What we need to do now is to move forward. We need to come forward with sensible proactive solutions for the UK music sector. The…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsYes, absolutely, I agree with the comments of my predecessor. That is why we put to the EU fantastic proposals, which were based on the views of the music industry, would have…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsMy right hon. Friend is such a great champion for businesses in her local area, particularly those that have been so badly affected, not just by covid, but by the very…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsI have to correct the right hon. Gentleman. The document does not say 90 days visa-free touring by UK musicians; it is a lot more opaque than that, which is why we could not…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsI thank my hon. Friend for putting it so simply and succinctly; that is exactly what happened. The proposals that we put forward would have allowed musicians to travel and perform…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsOf course I recognise that this is not the solution that we would have wanted, and it is not the solution that we fought really hard for. I point out to the hon. Lady that the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsMy hon. Friend is such a vibrant champion, and not just for the music industry in his constituency; we have also spoken about the film industry. I expect him at any moment to be…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsWe know that there will be obstacles in the immediate period for those who want to travel and tour abroad, but I am sure that that will change once we enable people to access the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsMy hon. Friend is right that we did fight very hard for this. We understand the significant not just for performers from the UK, but—he is absolutely right—for performers from the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsAbsolutely; I understand the hon. Gentleman’s suggestion that this causes a problem for bands, in particular, or orchestras who have members from all different EU member states.…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsYes, of course, we will keep that negotiation open and try to make things as simple and as painless as possible. Our door remains open if the EU wants to come back and look at…19 Jan 2021HANSARDUK Musicians: EU Visa ArrangementsThe hon. Gentleman is right to say how incredibly successful our music industry is around the world, and that is why we fought so hard to get much better arrangements in the…19 Jan 2021HANSARD Online AnonymityI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving me the opportunity to do so. We absolutely stand by our commitment on online harms, and are completely dedicated to it, so nothing in any…13 Jan 2021HANSARD Online AnonymityThat will be addressed in a number of the broader protections. I was very taken with what the hon. Member said—I wrote down the words she used—about the importance of the right to…13 Jan 2021