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

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 22 October (HL10982), when they intend to advertise the position of Creative Freelance Champion, as announced in the 2025 Creative Industries Sector Plan; what the remit and responsibilities of the role will be; and by when they expect the appointment to be made.

We committed in the Creative Industries Sector Plan to appoint a Freelance Champion, who will advocate for the creative sector’s freelancers within government and be a member of the Creative Industries Council.

As this is a new role, we have spent time working closely with the sector to develop the role’s remit, identify the priorities within that and understand how the roleholder will engage with the sector once in post. We will make a direct ministerial appointment soon, and will publish a job description at that time.

The role remit will be intentionally broad, in order to allow the appointee scope to decide what issues to look into. Upon appointment, we expect the Freelance Champion to establish their priorities and develop a workplan to address them.