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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Creative Industries

Tuesday 19 March 2024 · 3 questions

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The Government announced a 1 billion package of tax reliefs for creative industries over five years.
  • The package includes a 40% relief on business rates for eligible film studios in England.
  • The Minister considers high-end television as a potential future Budget measure.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Giles Watling Con
Economy Taxation Culture, Media & Sport
Context

The MP is seeking information on government actions to aid the financial health of UK's creative sectors.

Question

What fiscal steps he is taking to support creative industries?

Answer from Jeremy Hunt

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 Giles Watling Con
Taxation Culture, Media & Sport
Context

The MP is concerned that despite positive tax breaks for the film industry, there are no comparable measures for the high-end television sector.

Question

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?

Answer from Jeremy Hunt

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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Not addressed: The lack of commitment to specific measures or timeline for addressing the deficit.

How: I Will Take Away What He Says And Consider...

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Q3 Tim Farron Lib Dem Westmorland and Lonsdale
Culture, Media & Sport
Context

The MP is requesting a meeting to discuss the memorial for Jewish children who survived death camps and resettled around Lake Windermere.

Question

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?

Answer from Jeremy Hunt

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.

Not addressed: The request for a meeting regarding the Windermere Children project.

How: That Is A Very Tempting Offer, And I Will See Whether My Diary Permits...

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