Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 45313

Music: Streaming

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 24 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring music streaming platforms to obtain a broadcasting licence to help ensure that artists are fairly remunerated for their work.

Answer

Chris Bryant
In February 2024, the Intellectual Property Office published independent research examining the potential economic impact of equitable remuneration on performers and the music market in the UK. The research found that applying the ‘broadcast model’ of equ...

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