The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee met on Thursday 13th May 2021. The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP, Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), was asked questions by committee members with regard to creative touring, amongst other topics. During the debate, the Rt Hon Kevin Brennan MP put a number of questions to the Minister.
Speaking to the Committee, Dowden revealed that he had spoken to every EU member state about the issue of creative touring within the EU post-Brexit, since the new rules came in back in January, and said he understood that "some paid touring activities" would be possible in 17 of the 27 EU countries. He added that the picture now seemed "much more positive" than he first thought.
Carry On Touring's response was picked up by the NME, who covered it under the headline "Culture Secretary's claims of visa-free touring in 17 EU countries branded 'misleading'."