Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking in negotiations with the EU to ensure the sustainability of the UK creative sector after the UK leaves the EU.

We are working closely with the Creative Industries sector to understand the potential impacts and opportunities presented by the UK’s decision to leave the EU. The Secretary of State and I hosted a series of roundtable discussions about the UK's exit with industry representatives from all nine sub-sectors of the Creative Industries, and departmental officials are also in regular contact with stakeholders from these industries to look at the specific concerns of the sectors.

In her Mansion House speech, the Prime Minister spoke of her desire to establish with the EU a ‘far reaching pact’ on education and culture similar to that on science and innovation, which could include participation in, and contributions towards, key programmes alongside our European partners.

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