Speeches by Midgley.

“My final question is about the volunteers: the people who help. We have been hearing that they are overstretched, burnt out, and lacking in skills. They are also an ageing volunteer base. What is your strategy to support these volunteer-led organisations to prevent that burnout? How are you incentivising the volunteers…”

“Just out of interest, are there any stats or analysis on their background, diversity or age profile? I would be really interested to know who is coming forward to volunteer and what barriers there might be in different parts of society for whatever reason. I am thinking particularly of class.”

“What about support for costs going up that the community had not envisaged?”

“Some organisations and academics we have taken evidence from previously in this inquiry talked about the idea of a safe-harbour scheme, and the Music Venue Trust talked about the owner venues initiative to protect at-risk buildings while communities plan for their future. How do you see that working?”

“Will the Minister clarify that the documentation will go to the ISC, and that the ISC, not the Cabinet Secretary, will be the decision maker on risk to national security and international relationships, and on what should be in the public domain?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. As so many colleagues have said, at the heart of this debate are people who have worked as public servants, many of them for decades. Everything that I am getting in my mailbox relates to hard-working people who have tried to do the right thing—it is just no…”

“Hanna, you were talking about how orchestras have this problem on a bigger scale. Could you say a bit more about what steps they need to take to comply with EU visa requirements?”

“Before I ask my questions, I need to register my interest as a member of the Musicians’ Union. I want to talk about workers’ mobility within the EU. Naomi, you were just talking about the 90-in-180-days rule, so I will start there. I have a constituent who lost his role working with Anastacia when this came in. He had …”

“It sounds as if it would be a particular issue for the smaller and medium-sized bands who do not necessarily have the infrastructure around them to sort all that out. With the former panel, we were talking about those stepping stones and building your fan base.”

“Kate, have you had any direct experience of the 90-in-180 days rule, or of crew members or musicians who have been affected by it?”

“Thank you for your opening; it was absolutely brilliant and inspirational. As a British artist you are proudly going out and promoting our culture. But if you were in a situation where you had a huge European tour that was looking to last six months, would you employ musicians and crew that had EU passports to get over…”

“Thank you for your opening; it was absolutely brilliant and inspirational. As a British artist you are proudly going out and promoting our culture. But if you were in a situation where you had a huge European tour that was looking to last six months, would you employ musicians and crew that had EU passports to get over…”

“Naomi, you were talking about the problems experienced through EU visa rules. Could you say a bit more about what that means in practice?”

“It sounds as if it would be a particular issue for the smaller and medium-sized bands who do not necessarily have the infrastructure around them to sort all that out. With the former panel, we were talking about those stepping stones and building your fan base.”

“Kate, have you had any direct experience of the 90-in-180 days rule, or of crew members or musicians who have been affected by it?”

“Hanna, you were talking about how orchestras have this problem on a bigger scale. Could you say a bit more about what steps they need to take to comply with EU visa requirements?”

“Naomi, you were talking about the problems experienced through EU visa rules. Could you say a bit more about what that means in practice?”

“Before I ask my questions, I need to register my interest as a member of the Musicians’ Union. I want to talk about workers’ mobility within the EU. Naomi, you were just talking about the 90-in-180-days rule, so I will start there. I have a constituent who lost his role working with Anastacia when this came in. He had …”

“Members of James Bulger’s family are my constituents, and they are yet again facing the agony of another parole hearing for Jon Venables, an ordeal that continues to retraumatise them more than 30 years after James’s horrific murder. While Parole Board decisions are rightly independent, the system must command public c…”

“8. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Parole Board hearings on victims and their families.”