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Department: Attorney General

Oral Answers to Questions

John Whittingdale Excerpts
Thursday 16th March 2017

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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I join the hon. Gentleman in praising Blaenau Gwent. I also praise not only all the parts of Wales that are used as filming locations for some fantastic films and television programmes, but the studios in Cardiff where many great programmes, including “Doctor Who”, are filmed. I am aware of the views about Creative Europe, and we are looking at all the European funds and making decisions about the appropriate response from the United Kingdom to those funds after we leave the European Union.

John Whittingdale Portrait Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)
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I welcome my right hon. Friend’s recognition of the importance to the creative industries of their ability to license on an exclusively territorial basis. Will she ensure that that message gets across to the UK permanent representation in Brussels so that it argues that case as strongly as possible while we remain in the EU?

Karen Bradley Portrait Karen Bradley
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I can say categorically yes. My right hon. Friend’s point is one reason why people were concerned about our membership of the EU and one of the things that led to the vote on 23 June last year.