Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2014, Official Report, column 464W, on creative industries, how many employers in (a) advertising, (b) architecture, (c) the art and antiques market, (d) crafts, (e) design, (f) designer fashion, (g) film and video, (h) interactive leisure software, (i) music, (j) performing arts, (k) publishing, (l) software and computer services and (m) television and radio currently hold a Tier 2 general sponsor license.
Pursuant to the answer of 8 October 2014, the following table provides the industry sector of the 272 Tier 2 General sponsor licence holders that are associated with the creative industry, by having sponsored a Tier 2 General migrant worker under the Tier 2 General creative and sporting category.