Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 28272

Film and Television: Recruitment

Tabled: 3 February 2025
Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring that a minimum number of (a) local and (b) regional freelance professionals are hired by (i) TV and (ii) film companies when film

Answer

Chris Bryant
The Department has not made any assessment of the potential merits of the particular suggestion of per-production employment quotas. However, our public service broadcasters are already subject to regional production quotas set by the regulator Ofcom. One...
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