Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 119917

Film and Television: Self-employed

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Sir Oliver Dowden

ConservativeHertsmere

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of income volatility among freelance workers in the film and high-end television sector.

Answer

Ian Murray
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport recognises that the freelance workforce is crucial to the success of the UK's world-leading creative industries, including the screen sector, but we understand that many self-employed workers in the creative indu...

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