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Arts: Heywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the creative industries in Heywood and Middleton North constituency.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
14 Mar 2025
Answer
20 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the creative industries in Heywood and Middleton North constituency.

  2. 14 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The creative industries are one of the government’s eight priority Industrial Strategy (IS) sectors. In 2023, the sector employed 2.4m people, and contributed £124bn in UK GVA – more than 5% of total UK GVA.The Industrial Strategy is being designed and im...

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