Leaving the EU: Tourism and the Creative Industries

I do not agree that the decline in the value of the pound solves the problem, because it creates ...

On the first point, I think we are seeing record levels of tourism in this country, because the p...

While air passenger duty might have an economic impact, it cannot overcome the biggest single pro...

In the light of what the hon. Lady just listed and the importance of the creative industries to o...

That is not a point that I had previously considered, but I think it is well made. Perhaps that w...

I congratulate the hon. Lady on an excellent speech. Does she agree that sharing art, music, spor...

I absolutely agree. The value of the creative industries to our economy is not simply in the mone...

The hon. Lady makes a very good point about those working in the creative industries. Does she ag...

The hon. Lady makes a very good point. It would not be stretching the point too far to say that n...

It is a great pleasure to appear under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member...

I am following the right hon. Gentleman’s speech closely. I do not share his pessimism about the ...

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. When I was the Minister, I was struck by how regiona...

The right hon. Gentleman is very much missed from his former role, but during that time we had ma...

Yes, I do share the hon. Lady’s concern, but I must correct her: I do not think I am missed, beca...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship once again, Mr Bone, and I congratulate the rig...

Is it not the case that the UK is a world leader in intellectual property and will remain so afte...

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for mentioning that point, and I will come on to discuss it, becau...

I want to put a question to the hon. Gentleman, not on IP but in his capacity as a well-known mus...

What we are now in the business of doing is finding solutions to mitigate the damage. The Ministe...

What is important to consider when it comes to musicians and other creatives is that not everyone...

The hon. Lady is absolutely right. The ending of freedom of movement will not impact that harshly...

It might help the remaining two Members who wish to catch my eye to know that we have to start th...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member ...

I welcome what the hon. Gentleman has said and congratulate him on painting a very attractive pic...

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I agree that we have an opportunity to be...

The hon. Gentleman mentioned the possibility of varying VAT once we have left the European Union,...

I have no reason to doubt the hon. Lady. That was not my understanding, but I will definitely loo...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ed...

Tickets cannot be touted.

We have to pay them.

Last month I met Gail Renard, chair of the Writer’s Guild. She was one...

Is my hon. Friend aware of the EU quota rules by which at the moment TV broadcasters are required...

That is an extremely important point. What do we want to see on our television screens: low-budge...

I thank hon. Members for keeping to time. The House is expected to divide at 3.54. That may help ...

It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone.

I thank the hon. Me...

I apologise to the Minister and the House, but because the SNP spokesperson spoke for 11 minutes ...

Order. The hon. Gentleman knows that when I sit in this Chair, I have no views about anything oth...

And if you believe that, Mr Bone, you are an impartial Chair at all times. I completely accept th...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. We probably have about four or five m...

Will the Minister give way?

I am sorry, I do not have time.

We are not resting on our laurels. As Members will be aware...

As I was saying, the UK’s creative industries likewise require access to skilled workers from the...

I thank right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in this debate for rehearsing all the arg...