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Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the UK video games industry remains a source of economic growth in the context of US tariffs.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
28 Apr 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the UK video games industry remains a source of economic growth in the context of US tariffs.

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to the long term success of our world class games sector, having identified the creative industries as one of eight priority sectors in the industrial strategy.£5.5 million in funding for the UK Games Fund (UKGF) has been annou...

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