Brexit: Creative Industries

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara Excerpts

Thursday 27th October 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Ashton of Hyde]

As I said before, I completely agree that cultural interchange is important and, by its very nature, it requires people to move around. I can assure the noble Baroness that that is well understood and it will be taken into account—among a host of many other factors—by the appropriate departments.

[Lord Stevenson of Balmacara (Lab)]

My Lords, one other feature of the creative industries, which is important to bear in mind, is that they are a mixed economy. As well as the commercial and profit-seeking side, there is the publicly supported side—particularly the BBC and Channel 4. Does this not suggest that the Government should do more to support these national institutions?

[Lord Ashton of Hyde]

I think the Government do a huge amount to support those institutions. I think we spend £3.9 billion on the BBC.