Creative Industries 2024-03-19
2024-03-19
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Q1
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The MP is seeking information on government actions to aid the financial health of UK's creative sectors.
What fiscal steps he is taking to support creative industries?
At the spring Budget, the Government announced a package of tax reliefs for our world-leading creative industries worth £1 billion over the next five years, including a 40% relief on business rates for eligible film studios in England and enhanced tax reliefs for visual effects.
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Q2
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The MP is concerned that despite positive tax breaks for the film industry, there are no comparable measures for the high-end television sector.
While welcoming the progressive tax breaks for our incredible film industry, it would appear that our far-reaching, high-end television offer has been left behind in the recent Budget. Does my right hon. Friend have plans to redress this deficit to ensure that the UK remains first on screens around the world?
No one knows more about high-end TV than my hon. Friend. Whoever said that politics is showbusiness for ugly people was absolutely wrong in his case. I will take away what he says and consider high-end television as a potential future Budget measure.
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The lack of commitment to specific measures or timeline for addressing the deficit.
I Will Take Away What He Says And Consider...
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Q3
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The MP is requesting a meeting to discuss the memorial for Jewish children who survived death camps and resettled around Lake Windermere.
Will the Chancellor be interested in meeting the families of the Windermere children, and those behind the new build and the provision of a new lasting memorial to their legacy, at Windermere at some point in the foreseeable future?
That is a very tempting offer, and I will see whether my diary permits me to visit the hon. Gentleman in his constituency. I have not seen the film, but I have seen a film on a holocaust theme called “The Zone of Interest”, which is a remarkable British-led film that I thoroughly recommend to him.
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The request for a meeting regarding the Windermere Children project.
That Is A Very Tempting Offer, And I Will See Whether My Diary Permits...
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