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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities that are presented by decentralisation across England to develop music industries.

The recently published Creative Industries Sector Deal commits to supporting clusters of world class businesses to grow and thrive across the country. This includes £20m over the next two years to roll out a Cultural Development Fund enabling local partnerships to bid for investments in culture and creative industries, including music, with industry contributing funding, networks and leadership.