Extract from Lords questions to the Minister of State, Cabinet Office: UK and EU Relations - June 24
Friday, 25 June 2021 08:01
Lord Berkeley of Knighton (CB) [V]: My Lords, I look forward to
discussing the problem of musicians touring in Europe at a later
date, but there is one specific problem that I will put to the
Minister. Will there be some arrangement between the UK and the EU
over emergency replacements? Let me give an example: suppose the
Royal Opera House is putting on the “Ring” here and Wotan falls
ill. As the noble Lord might know, only a handful of singers can
sing Wotan in the world. This is...Request free trial
(CB) [V]: My Lords, I look forward to
discussing the problem of musicians touring in Europe at a later
date, but there is one specific problem that I will put to the
Minister. Will there be some arrangement between the UK and the EU
over emergency replacements? Let me give an example: suppose the
Royal Opera House is putting on the “Ring” here and Wotan falls
ill. As the noble Lord might know, only a handful of singers can
sing Wotan in the world. This is analogous with sports as well.
Will there be any way to deal with this in the coming months?
The Minister of State, Cabinet Office () (Con): My Lords, I am very familiar with that particular
issue. In fact, my last private trip aboard before the pandemic was
to see “Das Rheingold” in Berlin. I look forward to such things
resuming. I will take away the particular point he mentions. DCMS
has established a working group with representatives from across
the sectors looking at these particular problems in a high level of
detail. I will make sure that that is drawn to the attention of
those involved.
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