Question follow-through · 39786

Arts: Theatre

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the economic contribution of live theatre to the creative industry.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
26 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the economic contribution of live theatre to the creative industry.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    This Government recognises the importance of theatre in providing high-quality culture and stimulating growth. DCMS economic estimates of GVA provide a measure of the contribution made by the DCMS sectors to the UK economy. The Arts subsector, of which th...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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