Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):...We have musicians who cannot
work and no visa-free access. My hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff
West (Kevin Brennan) asked for the publication of what the two
sides said during the talks on the agreement. Can the Leader of the
House ensure that we have that publication? The Leader of the House
of Commons (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg):...She then mentioned musicians.
The position on musicians is extraordinarily clear. Her Majesty’s
Government have said that...Request free
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(Walsall South) (Lab):...We have musicians who cannot work
and no visa-free access. My hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff West
() asked for the publication of what the two sides said
during the talks on the agreement. Can the Leader of the House
ensure that we have that publication?
The Leader of the House of Commons (
):...She then mentioned musicians. The position on
musicians is extraordinarily clear. Her Majesty’s Government have
said that during the negotiations we made proposals that would have
allowed musicians to travel and perform in the UK and the EU more
easily without needing work permits. These were based on the input
of the music bodies such as UK Music and the Musicians’
Union, but the EU rejected those proposals. Therefore,
musicians are in the position they are in because the EU rejected
those proposals.
