Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111035

Musical Instruments: Certification

Tabled: 4 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

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.

Answer

Mary Creagh
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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