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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events re-elects Theresa Villiers MP as Chair
At its official Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 29th March 2023, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) re-elected the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet, as its Chair. The meeting also elected five new Vice Chairs to support the work of the APPG, which were: Alex Sobel MP… Read more
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events confirms AGM date
The meeting will take place in Westminster, at Portcullis House, and will be an opportunity for the Parliamentary Group to review its current Plan of Work, elect a Chair and Vice Chairs for the next parliamentary session, and be briefed on current issues affecting the events sector. Read more
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UKEVENTS welcomes new members to Working Group for Advocacy & Government Relations
UKEVENTS, the umbrella body for the UK events industry, has announced that Clive Wratton, CEO of the Business Travel Association and Martin Fullard, Director, News & Content at davies tanner and The Business of Events have joined its Working Group for Advocacy & Government Relations. The role of the Group is to continue to raise… Read more
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Spring Budget update: business visitor rules to be relaxed
The Government’s has announced that it will make changes to business visitor rules “to make it easier and more attractive to do business in the UK”. In Section 3.43 of the Spring Budget ‘Red Book’, delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, 15 March, it is noted that changes to these rules will include expanding the range of short-term… Read more
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Cvent acquired for $4.6bn by Private Equity firm Blackstone
Event technology organisation Cvent has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity funds managed by Blackstone in a transaction valued at approximately $4.6bn. Blackstone has existing interests in other major event businesses, including the NEC Group, Hilton, and AV production company Encore. Under the terms of… Read more
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Ministerial update
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed that Julia Lopez, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, has been appointed as the Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries. In this newly defined position which combines both tourism and the creative industries, Minister Lopez carries the brief for the events industry, which was… Read more