Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 4 July 2018Answered: 10 July 2018
Asked by
Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op) — Birmingham Edgbaston
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Matthew Patrick)
Northern Ireland’s creative industries are thriving and are an important source of growth, and I have discussed that topic with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers. Whether it is “Derry Girls”, “Game of Thrones”, “Trespasses”, “Blue Lights” or “Line of Duty”, which has just been renewed and will be filmed in Belfast, producers choose Northern Ireland for its world-class talent and studios. To coin a phrase, it is a sector that is sucking diesel.