Extracts from Lords debate on Covid-19: Economic Recovery - Apr 20
Wednesday, 21 April 2021 07:42
The Earl of Clancarty (CB): My Lords, I will focus my remarks on
the creative industries, particularly music, but with some detours
along the way. I am grateful to UK Music and the Incorporated
Society of musicians for briefings... ...However, it is important
to point out the damage: 70% of musicians got less than a quarter
of their usual work in 2020, grass-roots music venues lost 75% of
their income and technical supply companies lost 95% of theirs. The
Government have listened to some of...Request free trial
(CB): My Lords, I will focus my remarks on the
creative industries, particularly music, but with some detours
along the way. I am grateful to UK Music and the Incorporated
Society of musicians for briefings...
...However, it is important to point out the damage: 70%
of musicians got less than a quarter
of their usual work in 2020, grass-roots music venues lost 75% of
their income and technical supply companies lost 95% of theirs. The
Government have listened to some of the requests from industry, but
outstanding concerns include the need for a Government-backed
insurance scheme for live events. Austria, Norway and the
Netherlands have such schemes, and the UK has done this for film
and TV...
...Industries should also be trusted to know the difference
between the effect of the pandemic and the effect of Brexit on
their businesses. Many musicians and others in the
performing arts, depend on touring in Europe for their livelihoods.
Tours are already being cancelled because of Brexit. In a new
survey by the ISM, 94% of music businesses say that the Brexit
trade deal has already had a negative effect on them, while 79% say
that they are concerned about the future of their business in the
next year or so, with particular regard to Brexit. These are not
teething problems but the permanent result of the restrictions and
red tape written into the TCA, unless the Government act to
mitigate these effects most urgently through a separate, bespoke
visa waiver agreement, which is strongly supported across the
performing arts...
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