Question follow-through · 8306

Arts: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many creative industry businesses have closed (a) in Thanet District, (b) in Kent and (c) nationally since 2010.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many creative industry businesses have closed (a) in Thanet District, (b) in Kent and (c) nationally since 2010.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Office for National Statistics suggests that between 2014 and 2022, the number of creative industry businesses that closed were:305 in Thanet6,605 in Kent245,850 in England.Between 2010 and 2018 there were 344,105 creative industry business closures a...

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