Government ministers discuss the future of the creative industries
In the final session of its inquiry into the creative industries, the Communications and Digital Committee takes evidence from DCMS, the Department for Education and BEIS.
Meeting details
At 11:45am: Oral evidence
Inquiry
A creative future
Minister of State (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education) at Department for Education
Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Possible questions
Possible questions to the panel include:
- How will government address concerns that its skills policy is not delivering what is needed for the creative industries?
- Is the government concerned that funding for the creative industries cluster programme not being renewed despite its apparent success?
- What action is being taken to remove barriers to growth for SMEs, and incentivise R&D in the creative sector?
- Does the government have a sufficiently ambitious plan to support the sector in the context of economic headwinds and rising international competition?