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Musical Instruments: Certification

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average length of time taken to issue Musical Instrument Certificates to touring musicians was in each calendar year since 2021.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
10 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average length of time taken to issue Musical Instrument Certificates to touring musicians was in each calendar year since 2021.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    This data has been held since July 2023 when CITES licencing moved to a new licencing system (“Pegasus”). An annual breakdown is provided below: YearNumber of MICs issuedMean working days to issueMedian working days to issue20231319.42020242737.2212025202...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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