Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the recent economic contribution of the art and cultural industries to (a) the East Midlands and (b) Derbyshire.

Derbyshire is a very important part of our cultural and artistic heritage, and this Government is committed to supporting these industries to thrive so they continue to bring good jobs and boost growth in all parts of the country.

DCMS publishes official statistics (DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates) including data on Gross Value Added, employment and business demographics, which are available at regional levels. DCMS Economic Estimates categorises the arts as a subsector of the cultural sector. Data can be found on the DCMS website here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dcms-sectors-economic-estimates

Data from DCMS Official Statistics for the economic contribution of the arts and cultural sector in the East Midlands is listed below:

Cultural Sector

Employment: There were 17,000 filled jobs in the Cultural Sector in the East Midlands in 2023.

GVA: The cultural sector generated £701 million of GVA in East Midlands in 2022.

Business Demographics: There were 2,925 business sites in the cultural sector based in East Midlands in 2023

Arts Sector

Employment: There were 6,000 filled jobs in the Arts subsector, in the East Midlands in 2023

GVA: The arts sub sector generated £246 million of GVA in East Midlands in 2022

Business Demographics: The Arts sector had 1,050 business sites based in the East Midlands in 2023

DCMS does not currently publish economic estimates down to a county or local authority level, so we cannot provide an assessment of the level of economic activity in the Arts and Cultural Sector in Derbyshire