Arts and Culture Brexit 2023-07-20
2023-07-20
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Q1
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No specific event or incident prompted this question, but it addresses the broader impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the arts and cultural community.
What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK's departure from the EU on the UK arts and culture sector?
The UK arts and culture sector has many strong existing positive relationships in Europe, and we are taking a number of steps to deepen ties. The Government have developed bilateral agreements with European countries, and the British Council offers further sector-specific support, including the recently announced spotlight on culture between the UK and France.
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Did not provide specific figures or commitments to address potential funding shortfalls due to Brexit
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Q2
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The UK Trade and Business Commission reported that the Scottish arts and film industry lost €27 million in EU funding as a consequence of Brexit, prompting concern about the sector's financial stability.
The UK Trade and Business Commission found that the Scottish arts and film industry has lost €27 million in EU funding as a consequence of Brexit, so will the Minister's Government make up for that shortfall and the calamity that Brexit has imposed on the sector?
While the UK decided not to participate in Creative Europe, nevertheless the UK shared prosperity fund, which is a UK-wide funding initiative, has match funded what was originally available from the EU and also gives local authorities, and indeed nations, control over how that money is spent.
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Did not confirm specific figures or commitments to directly address the €27 million shortfall in EU funding for Scotland's arts and film industry
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