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Music Venues: Agent of Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting the agent of change on a statutory footing to support grassroots music venues.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of putting the agent of change on a statutory footing to support grassroots music venues.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Government will respond to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s report on grassroots music venues in the coming weeks, including its recommendations on a ticket levy, the agent of change principle, and a fan-led review of live and electroni...

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