Select committee: Communications and Digital Committee
Conclusion 37
2nd Report - At risk: our creative future
Published 17 Jan 2023
Paragraph 137
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Department for Education must tackle the decline in take up of school subjects relevant to the creative industries—particularly Design and Technology. It should start by urgently promoting the value of creative subjects and highlighting the rewarding career opportunities they can offer. It should also review other options, such as including a greater focus on creative education in Ofsted’s inspection regime. The Department should provide an initial update on its plans in response to this report and a further update by the end of June 2023.
From: Communications and Digital Committee, 2nd Report - At risk: our creative future, paragraph 137, 17 January 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 April 2023 (deadline 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.