Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 2
2
Rejected
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We recommend that the Government should work with the creative industries at a strategic level...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government should work with the creative industries at a strategic level and establish a creative industries export office. This should be coordinated by the DCMS but involve officials from all relevant departments, such as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Home Office and the Department for Transport.
Government Response Summary
The Government does not see a case for a separate creative industries export office due to a wide range of existing support.
Paragraph Reference:
16
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
In light of a wide range of existing support, the Government does not see a case for the establishment of a separate creative industries export office. The Government will set out its ambition for the creative sector to 2030, including boosting growth and exports, in the upcoming Creative Industries Sector Vision, which will be published in early 2023. The Government continues to support creative businesses and professionals exporting to Europe - and the world - with a range of export support programmes. In 2022/23, the Department for International Trade (DIT) provided funding through the Internationalisation Fund, the UK Tradeshow Programme and for music the Music Export Growth Scheme and the International Showcase Fund. DIT’s Export Support Service has a policy hub which provides support for more complex business enquiries, including those relating to the creative industries such ATA carnets and temporary movement of creative professionals. Additionally, their Export Support Service has a policy hub which provides support for more complex business enquiries, including those relating to the creative industries such as ATA carnets and temporary movement of creative professionals. Furthermore, the Government has committed £21 million over the next three years for the UK Global Screen Fund to ensure even more of our world-class independent screen content is reaching audiences around the world. Nonetheless, DCMS consistently looks for new ways to promote the UK’s exceptional cultural offer overseas - whether that is through working with the British Council on their extensive Seasons of Culture programme in priority countries, or the GREAT campaign on targeted efforts around changing perceptions of the UK overseas. Following on from a number of set piece events in 2022 which generated soft power, such as the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 2023 will focus on several major events which demonstrate the power of DCMS’s sectors in broadcasting positive perceptions and boosting growth. This includes the Coronation of King Charles III in May, and the Eurovision Song Contest being hosted in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine. These events provide timely and valuable opportunities to promote Britain’s welcome, creativity and ability to host events of the highest calibre.