Written questions

Migrant Workers: Arts

Commons · Question 16992 · Tabled 29 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on non-UK (a) artists, (b) sponsors and (c) creatives and the UK border.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Dec 2024

We have had no such recent meetings, but there are already several routes that provide opportunities for artists and creatives to come to the UK. The UK’s domestic rules allow musicians, entertainers, artists, and their technical staff, from non-visa nati...