Asked by: Rosie Wrighting (Labour - Kettering)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on the Creative Industries Sector Plan.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government is continuing to deliver the Creative Industries Sector Plan to help meet government and industry's shared objective to make the UK the number one destination for creativity and innovation by 2035. We are driving regional growth and innovation by devolving £150m to local leaders through the Creative Places Growth Fund and launching the £100m Creative Clusters competition. We are supporting key subsectors with recently launched £30m Games and £54m Screen packages, and have provided 15% business rates relief for music venues. We are strengthening our talent pipeline through measures including expanding the National Film and Television School, and through the ‘Every Child Can’, funded through the Dormant Assets Scheme, which will deliver £132.5 million for new enrichment programmes, including in arts and culture. Our new AI Champion recently published a Creative Industries AI Adoption Plan, and the Government joins the Champion in supporting an augmentation-first approach to AI adoption within the sector. One year on, the Plan is working, with the creative industries achieving 3.1% growth last quarter.
Asked by: Rosie Wrighting (Labour - Kettering)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department made of the cultural impact of London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2026.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The British fashion industry is a key driver of economic growth, estimated by the British Fashion Council to employ over 800,000 people and contribute nearly £30 billion in gross value added to the UK economy. London Fashion Week is a world-leading event in the fashion calendar, featuring over 250 designers to a global audience of media and retailers.
As part of our Creative Industries Sector Plan we’re continuing our support for the British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN scheme for emerging designers. This funding helps the next generation to develop the global high-end brands of the future through opportunities to showcase their work at London Fashion Week and take part in mentoring from business experts, showing the best of British to the world.