While it may not shift the dial on the UK’s economic growth prospects, addressing the barriers that make it difficult for UK performers to tour in the EU could make a significant difference to that sector, have a positive cultural impact, and provide a boost to “soft power” for the UK. We support the Government’s efforts to reduce hurdles that touring artists face in the EU and share the ambition of securing more concrete commitments to that effect at the next summit. (Conclusion, Paragraph 102)