Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 78816

Arts: Social Class

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve socio-economic diversity and representation in the creative industries.

Answer

Ian Murray
A creative career should never be the preserve of a privileged few. The sector’s skilled and dynamic workforce is one of its key strengths, but more work still needs to be done so that, regardless of their background, people feel that a creative career is...

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