UPFRONT FEES FOR ACTORS AND MODELS

Early day motion 1598, tabled 4 June 2007 by Mark Prisk (Conservative). Signed by 100 members.

That this House notes that thousands of young aspiring actors and models are being defrauded by unscrupulous agencies who charge unwarranted up-front fees; further notes that, according to The Stage magazine, the vast majority receive no work in return; recalls the promise made by the Government in May 2006 that it would stamp out this practice; is concerned to note that not a single prosecution has since been made; and calls on the Government to fulfil its promise to prosecute rogue agencies and to close the legal loophole which allows this fraudulent activity to continue in the entertainment industry.

Signatures by party: Labour 37, Conservative 35, Liberal Democrat 20, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent Labour 1, Scottish National Party 1.