Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 63428

Arts: Harpenden and Berkhamsted

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to finance for creative SMEs in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The new Creative Industries Sector Plan, published as part of the government’s Industrial Strategy, recognises that outside London and the South East, creative businesses find it harder to access finance. The £43 million DCMS Create Growth Programme suppo...

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