Extract from Welsh Parliament: Debate on the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee report, 'Turn up the volume: an inquiry into the live music industry' - Feb 3
Thursday, 4 February 2021 07:30
Bethan Sayed MS:...In relation to support for the self-employed,
well, our inquiries into the pandemic have shown time and time
again that there have been gaps in employment support for those who
work in the arts and the creative industries, with many getting
left out of the situation altogether. UK Music has estimated that
72 per cent of the sector are self-employed and the Musicians'
Union told us that a third of their members cannot access the
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:...In relation to support for the
self-employed, well, our inquiries into the pandemic have shown
time and time again that there have been gaps in employment
support for those who work in the arts and the creative
industries, with many getting left out of the situation
altogether. UK Music has estimated that 72 per cent of the sector
are self-employed and the
Musicians'
Union told us that a third of their members cannot
access the self-employment income support scheme for a variety of
reasons. Now we know that the Welsh Government, along with local
councils, have launched the freelancer scheme, and I think that
has been something that has been different to other UK nations,
so I would say that has been something positive to welcome. But
we also know that there have been problems with people being able
to utilise that scheme, so I would hope that, if there are any
such schemes in the future, we could iron out some of those
initial problems...
: I'll just declare my membership of the
Musicians Union
interest...
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