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Filming Locations: Scottish Highlands

Thursday 17 October 2024 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Jamie Stone asked the Government what steps they are taking to promote the Scottish Highlands as a film location.
  • The Secretary of State responded with a commitment to a more consistent and constructive relationship with the Scottish Government and cultural partners.
  • Jamie Stone highlighted the filming of "The Traitors" in his constituency and the cultural assets Scotland offers.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Jamie Stone Lib Dem Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scotland Culture, Media & Sport Business & Trade
Context

The question stems from the potential of the Scottish Highlands as a film location for movies and television. The previous government's approach to cultural partnerships is being contrasted.

Question

What steps the Government is taking to promote the Scottish Highlands as a film location for movies and television.

Answer from Lisa Nandy

This Government are taking a fresh approach to our relationship with the Scottish Government and with our cultural partners across Scotland. We are seeking a far more consistent and constructive relationship than the previous Government. I am pleased to tell the hon. Gentleman that the Prime Minister last week convened the first ever Council of the Nations and Regions, and this Government are putting the creative industries in every nation and region at the heart of our economic strategy.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific actions or steps to promote Scottish Highlands as a film location were not detailed.

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Q2 Jamie Stone Lib Dem Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scotland Culture, Media & Sport
Context

The question builds on the previous one, mentioning a specific film “The Traitors” filmed in Ardross castle to highlight the potential of the Highlands. It also criticizes Mr Angus Robertson's stance on funding arts.

Question

I wholeheartedly welcome that answer. Scotland has great potential; if I say that “The Traitors” was filmed at Ardross castle in my constituency, the Secretary of State will know what I am talking about. I take the point that these matters are devolved, but Mr Angus Robertson seems to flip-flop when it comes to funding the arts, so I would be grateful for everything the Secretary of State can do to get Netflix, or whoever, to look hard at the Highlands.

Answer from Lisa Nandy

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to draw attention to Scotland's huge cultural assets. I was pleased to meet with my Scottish Government counterpart when I visited the Edinburgh Fringe over the summer. I know from the international investment summit, which the Government convened earlier this week, that partners like Netflix, and many other international investors, see the enormous value of Scotland and the attraction of investing there. This Government will do everything we can to support that, and we will put rocket boosters under the creative industries in Scotland.

Partly answered

Not addressed: Specific actions or steps to encourage Netflix and other international investors were not detailed.

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