Extracts from second reading debate (Commons) of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill - Jan 29

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Kemi Badenoch):...Finally, the Bill brings our approach to copyright in line with the CPTPP by amending the basis on which foreign performers, such as musicians  can qualify for rights in the UK...

Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (Lab/Co-op):...During bilateral trade negotiations, the Government were widely accused of giving in to the demands of Australian negotiators far too easily, creating dangerous precedents for those wanting to get access to our agricultural markets through other trade deals. It appears that Ministers are in danger of doing something similar with the copyright provisions in this Bill: giving away, when there appears to be no reason to do so, extra rights to receive payments to foreign performers—for example, those in America, which is cited in the consultation document and is not currently a member of CPTPP. That would reduce the earnings of our artists and our businesses here, which could hold back the development of the next generation of British musicians and artists...

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