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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the needs and requirements of (1) authors, and (2) the creative industries, in regard to the UK's future relationship with the EU.

The UK publishing industry is world leading, using the written word to educate, entertain and inform. Leaving the EU will not change that. In 2016, the publishing industry exported over £2.5 billion in goods and over £2.3 billion in services.

DCMS is working closely with industry and others across Government to ensure that the creative industries benefit from the UK’s future trade agreements, including our future economic partnership with the European Union. We have also proposed a wide-reaching agreement on culture which will facilitate cooperation between the UK and the EU. We will continue to deepen this engagement over the coming months.