A creative future
Communications and Digital Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 28 July 2022.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 2nd Report - At risk: our creative future on 17 January 2023.
The government's response
Published 26 April 2023. The deadline was 13 April 2023.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government thanks the Committee and "notes the findings", agrees that the creative industries are world-leading, disputes the finding that they are not a priority, and says its forthcoming Creative Industries Sector Vision will give "a fuller response".
- The government will not proceed with its proposal for a broad copyright exception for text and data mining, citing "additional evidence of potential impacts on the creative industries", and has committed to work with users and rights holders, including a code of practice "by the summer".
- On the Beijing Treaty, ratification "is expected to take place in 2024, subject to gaining the necessary clearances". A further consultation is intended to be published in spring 2023.
- On R&D tax relief, the government "does not see the need to consult again on the definition of R&D at this time". It cites consultation findings and concern about fraud and error.
- The government says it "does not formally benchmark" its creative tax reliefs against international comparators. It points to Spring Budget 2023 reforms and an external evaluation of the film and TV reliefs.
Recommendations and conclusions
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Reports
- 2nd Report - At risk: our creative future17 January 2023 · 48 items
Evidence
- 9 oral evidence sessionsLatest 22 November 2022
- 46 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 27 June 202328 June 2023, Correspondence
- Letter to the Chair from Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 14 June 202327 June 2023, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP, Minister for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, dated 23 May 202325 May 2023, Correspondence
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2nd Report - At risk: our creative future
- HC No.
- Not recorded
- Published
- 17 Jan 2023
- Items
- 48
- Government response
- Government response published 26 April 2023 (deadline 13 April 2023). Read the government's response ↗
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 22 Nov 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Julia Lopez MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport,
Kevin Hollinrake MP · Department for Business and Trade,
Robert Halfon MP · Department for Education
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| 15 Nov 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Dr Darren Henley OBE · Arts Council England,
Professor Christopher Smith · UK Research and Innovation (UKRI),
Sir Peter Bazalgette · Creative Industries Taskforce
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| 8 Nov 2022 |
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Carolyn Warren · Canada Council for the Arts,
Councillor Phil Seeva · Local Government Association (LGA),
Dr Martin Smith · West Bridge Consulting,
Paul Owens · BOP Consulting,
Professor Hye-Kyung Lee · Kings College London,
Professor James Bennett · StoryFutures/Academy: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling
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| 1 Nov 2022 |
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Alun Francis OBE · Oldham College,
Corrienne Peasgood OBE · Association of Colleges,
Dinah Caine CBE · Goldsmiths, University of London,
Dr Paul Thompson · Universities UK,
Eliza Easton · Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, led by Nesta,
Olly Newton · The Edge Foundation,
Simon Field · Skills Policy
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| 25 Oct 2022 |
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Dr Lisa Morrison-Coulthard · National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER),
Dr Molly Morgan Jones · British Academy,
Lesley Giles · Work Advance,
Professor Steven Spier · Kingston University,
Robert West · Confederation of British Industry (CBI),
Seetha Kumar · ScreenSkills
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| 18 Oct 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Adam Dickinson · Rezzil,
Chris Michaels · National Gallery,
Dr Nicola Searle · Goldsmiths, University of London,
Professor Giorgio Fazio · University of Newcastle,
Robert Husband · Moore Kingston Smith,
Tom Box · Blue Zoo Animation
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| 13 Oct 2022 |
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Catherine Allen · Limina Immersive,
Chance Coughenour · Google,
Dr Jo Twist OBE · The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE),
Professor Melissa Terras · University of Edinburgh,
Rishi Coupland · British Film Institute,
Verity McIntosh · University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol
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| 11 Oct 2022 |
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Aidan Meller · Ai-Da ROBOT,
Ai-Da Robot,
Dan Conway · Publishers Association,
Dr Andres Guadamuz · University of Sussex,
Paul Fleming · Equity
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| 6 Sep 2022 |
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Annette Mees · Kings College London,
Caroline Norbury OBE · Creative UK,
Ed Shedd · Create Central,
Tonya Nelson · Arts Council England
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Adam Dickinson · founding partner and Development Director | Rezzil | 1 |
| Ai-Da Robot | Not recorded | 1 |
| Aidan Meller · Director | Ai-Da ROBOT | 1 |
| Alun Francis OBE · Principal and Chief Executive Officer | Oldham College | 1 |
| Annette Mees · Artistic Director, Audience Labs and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Culture and Creative Industries | Kings College London | 1 |
| Caroline Norbury OBE · Chief Executive | Creative UK | 1 |
| Carolyn Warren · Director General of Arts Granting Programs | Canada Council for the Arts | 1 |
| Catherine Allen · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | Limina Immersive | 1 |
| Chance Coughenour · Head of Preservation, Google Arts & Culture | 1 | |
| Chris Michaels · Director of Digital, Communications and Technology | National Gallery | 1 |
| Corrienne Peasgood OBE · President | Association of Colleges | 1 |
| Councillor Phil Seeva · Culture, Tourism and Sport Board | Local Government Association (LGA) | 1 |
| Dan Conway · Chief Executive Officer | Publishers Association | 1 |
| Dinah Caine CBE · Chair of Governing Council | Goldsmiths, University of London | 1 |
| Dr Andres Guadamuz · Reader in Intellectual Property Law | University of Sussex | 1 |
| Dr Darren Henley OBE · Chief Executive | Arts Council England | 1 |
| Dr Jo Twist OBE · Chief Executive Officer | The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) | 1 |
| Dr Lisa Morrison-Coulthard · Research Director | National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) | 1 |
| Dr Martin Smith · Managing Director | West Bridge Consulting | 1 |
| Dr Molly Morgan Jones · Director of Policy | British Academy | 1 |
| Dr Nicola Searle · Digital Economy Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship | Goldsmiths, University of London | 1 |
| Dr Paul Thompson · Chair of Specialists Institutions Forum | Universities UK | 1 |
| Ed Shedd · Chair | Create Central | 1 |
| Eliza Easton · Deputy Director | Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre, led by Nesta | 1 |
| Julia Lopez MP · Minister of State | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Kevin Hollinrake MP · Minister for Enteprise, Markets and Small Business | Department for Business and Trade | 1 |
| Lesley Giles · Director | Work Advance | 1 |
| Olly Newton · Executive Director | The Edge Foundation | 1 |
| Paul Fleming · General Secretary | Equity | 1 |
| Paul Owens · Co-Founder and Director | BOP Consulting | 1 |
| Professor Christopher Smith · Executive Chair, Arts and Humanities Research Council | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 1 |
| Professor Giorgio Fazio · Professor of Macroeconomics | University of Newcastle | 1 |
| Professor Hye-Kyung Lee · Professor of Cultural Policy | Kings College London | 1 |
| Professor James Bennett · Director | StoryFutures/Academy: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling | 1 |
| Professor Melissa Terras · Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences | University of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Professor Steven Spier · Vice-Chancellor | Kingston University | 1 |
| Rishi Coupland · Head of Research and Insight | British Film Institute | 1 |
| Robert Halfon MP · Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships, and Higher Education | Department for Education | 1 |
| Robert Husband · Partner | Moore Kingston Smith | 1 |
| Robert West · Head of Education and Skills and part of the Future of Work Directorate | Confederation of British Industry (CBI) | 1 |
| Seetha Kumar · Chief Executive Officer | ScreenSkills | 1 |
| Simon Field · Director | Skills Policy | 1 |
| Sir Peter Bazalgette · Co-Chair | Creative Industries Taskforce | 1 |
| Tom Box · Managing Director and Co-Founder | Blue Zoo Animation | 1 |
| Tonya Nelson · Area Director, London | Arts Council England | 1 |
| Verity McIntosh · Senior Lecturer in Extended and Virtual Realities | University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol | 1 |
Correspondence
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