Steve Baker – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steve Baker on 2014-03-31.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the efficiency and consistency with which the Permitted Paid Engagements scheme has been applied to musicians, composers and artists visting the UK.

James Brokenshire

The Permitted Paid Engagement (PPE) Visitor route was introduced in 2012 for
professionals carrying out paid engagements in the UK for up to one month. It
extends to musicians, composers and artists.

Feedback received from businesses and arts organisations shows that this route
is working as intended and offers greater flexibility for professionals
undertaking paid engagements. We work closely with operational colleagues and
regularly seek feedback from partners to ensure the route is working as
intended.