British Musical Acts International Promotion 2025-07-03
2025-07-03
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Mr Holden references the government's music growth package and the need for progress on touring rights with European counterparts.
I welcome anything the Government bring forward to support our new bands and musicians across the country, but the big thing that so many musicians are asking for is that we get touring rights sorted out with our European counterparts. Could the Minister update the House on what progress there has been, if any, and how we can go further to get our bands out there and their bands over here?
If only the right hon. Gentleman had been a Minister in the previous Government, when they failed to take the deal that was on offer from the European Union. I am absolutely determined to get this sorted. We got something—[Interruption.] If he wants to start promoting creative industries abroad, he might start thinking about film—for instance, “Chicken Run”. We want to make sure that British acts can prosper across the whole of Europe, and I am talking not just about the big names like Dua Lipa; I am also talking about young acts like Otto Aday, who performed at the Rhondda Arts Festival on Saturday and was amazing, and Caitlin Lavagna, whose song “Run a Mile” perhaps would suit the right hon. Gentleman.
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Touring rights with European counterparts were not directly addressed; instead, the Minister referenced film promotion and specific musicians without concrete progress updates.
If Only The Right Hon. Gentleman Had Been A Minister In The Previous Government
[Interruption.] If He Wants To Start Promoting Creative Industries Abroad, He Might Start Thinking About Film
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