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

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the level of cinema attendance was in each year since 2009-10; what forecast he has made of cinema attendance in each year to 2019-20; and what steps he is taking to support the cinema industry in the UK.

Source: BFI Statistical Yearbook

There have been no forecasts made of cinema admissions, however the BFI is investing £20 million over the five years up to 2017 to develop and grow audiences across the UK and to encourage cinema-going through a range of programmes and initiatives. The BFI is also investing £26 million in its film education programme targeted at 5-19 years olds across the UK, in order to nurture the next generation of film lovers.