Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 16 March 2023Answered: 23 March 2023

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

Chris Bryant

My hon. Friend makes a good point. One of the things that worries me about the creative industries in the UK is that often the only people who conceive of them as a possible career are those whose parents worked in them. I do not want the creative industries to be hereditary; I want everybody to have a chance, whatever their background. That is partly about making sure we champion the creative industries, which are our economic future. We must embrace them and ensure that everybody gets a decent chance in life.