A Bill to make provision about the rights and remuneration of musicians and other rights holders; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
29 April 2022
The Bill aims to set out rights and how those rights are remunerated for musicians and other rights holders, and to address connected, related purposes in the music industry. In essence, it seeks to clarify who gets paid and how, when it comes to music rights and performances.
The Bill is at the Second Reading stage in the Commons. A closure motion on 3 December 2021 recorded 28 Aye and 59 No, meaning the closure did not pass and debate continued at that time.
Party voting in the recorded closure vote shows Labour (Co‑op) in favour (13 Aye, 0 No), Conservatives mainly oppose (2 Aye, 15 No), SNP (1 Aye, 0 No) and SDLP (1 Aye, 0 No) supported. Sinn Féin, Reform UK, Plaid Cymru, Independents, Liberal Democrats, Your Party, the Speaker and DUP are listed as mixed or not recorded in this record.
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Based on 1 recorded vote • Sorted by % Aye
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.