Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support creative industries across Africa.

As set out in DFID’s Economic Development Strategy, which I launched earlier this year, we are helping African countries to improve their investment climates so that new industries can flourish. This includes tackling constraints on start-ups, job creation and investment which will help the creative industries along with other emerging businesses in Africa to succeed.