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 BryantThe 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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