Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“What recent estimate he has made of the contribution of creative industries to the economy.”
Tabled: 5 December 2024Answered: 12 December 2024
Asked by
Tristan Osborne
Labour — Chatham and Aylesford
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Gareth Thomas)
The creative industries are a huge force for good in our country. They were responsible for 2.4 million jobs last year, and more than £124 billion for our GDP in 2022. They are one of eight growth sectors in our industrial strategy. We are working closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and across Government, to identify what more we can do to draw out even more of the potential growth that Britain’s creative businesses can offer.