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Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 22 May 2025UIN 52237

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her department will offer to the creative industries in the next year.

Answered by Chris Bryant

At the Creative Industries Growth Summit in January, DCMS Secretary of State announced £40 million of funding for the creative industries over the financial year 2025/26 – supporting start-up video game studios, British music and film exports, and creative businesses outside of London.

The Creative Industries is a key growth-driving sector and one of eight selected to be included in the Government's new Industrial Strategy. Support beyond the financial year 25/26 will be set out in the Creative Industries Sector Plan, to be published later this year.

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