| Heading: |
Kneecap: Compensation |
| Question ID: |
1796199 |
| UIN: |
47173 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1444 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Mark Francois
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he had discussions with Cabinet colleagues prior to the decision not to contest a compensation payment to the band Kneecap following their exclusion from the Music Export Growth Scheme. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-01 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
177 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Gareth Thomas
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| Answering Member handle: |
GarethThomasMP
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@GarethThomasMP
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| Answer text: |
There were no discussions with Cabinet colleagues prior to the decision by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade not to contest the claim brought by Kneecap for review of the decision not to award them a grant under the Music Export Growth Scheme. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |