Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2019 to Question 229270 on Exports: Advertising, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Music Exporting Growth Scheme.

The Music Export Growth Scheme is designed to support the launch of UK music acts to international audiences through grants to UK-registered music businesses; principally independent record labels and music management companies.

In the financial year to date - from 1 April 2018 to 28 February 2019 - the Music Export Growth Scheme has cost an estimated £766,000.

The scheme is administered by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).