Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Matt Rodda and Janet Daby

Thursday 11th April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Matt Rodda (Reading East) (Lab)]

7. What assessment he has made of the effect on the creative industries of the UK leaving the EU.

[Janet Daby (Lewisham East) (Lab)]

8. What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the creative industries of the UK leaving the EU.

[The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries (Margot James)]

The effect of leaving the European Union on the UK creative industries will depend on the manner of our departure. We are engaging with businesses up and down the country, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to understand their concerns and to ensure that they are aware of Government advice, and we will continue that engagement. The UK’s creative and cultural industries are respected the world over. They are an economic powerhouse, exporting services that were worth £27 billion in 2016, and we are determined to continue our support for them.