Motion text
That this House is deeply disturbed to hear that proposals made during the Brexit negotiations which would have offered special travel rights for the creative workforce represented by the Federation of Entertainment Unions (FEU) were turned down; notes that the creative industries are one of the fastest-growing parts of the UK economy worth more than £111bn; believes that the arts and media do not exist within borders and the lack of an agreement on this matter will severely hamper the ability of creatives to continue to carry out business and collaboration with EU states; further notes that the creative industries have been devastated by the pandemic and the understands that failure to agree a deal that would have played an important role in revitalising the arts is therefore a major blow; appreciates that media organisations need the capacity to react quickly when following news and investigative stories and not get bogged down with costly or time-consuming bureaucracy; joins the FEU in in asking the UK government to review its position, and also supports their call for the government to reverse its decision to scrap its £12m funding of England’s Union Learning Fund which supports more 200,000 learners in workplaces across England and importantly offers one of the very few opportunities for freelances to have access to free training, professional development and acquire business skills.
Signatures (43)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
26 January 2021
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
26 January 2021
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
26 January 2021
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
26 January 2021
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
26 January 2021
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
27 January 2021
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
27 January 2021
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
27 January 2021
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 January 2021
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
Slaughter, Andy
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
27 January 2021
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
27 January 2021
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
27 January 2021
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
27 January 2021
Dowd, Peter
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2021
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
28 January 2021
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
28 January 2021
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
28 January 2021
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2021
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
28 January 2021
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2021
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2021
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2021
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2021
Mishra, Navendu
Labour
Signed on
1 February 2021
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
29 January 2021
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 January 2021
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 January 2021
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
29 January 2021
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
29 January 2021
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
1 February 2021
Hanvey, Neale
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2021
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2021
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 February 2021
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2021
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
8 February 2021
Blake, Olivia
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2021
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
15 February 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.