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Culture, Media and Sport

Arts

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which events in the Arts Council's 2010 Cultural Olympiad will take place in former coalfield communities (a) in Nottinghamshire and (b) elsewhere in the UK. [288209]

Barbara Follett [holding answer 20 July 2009]: The Cultural Olympiad is a national celebration of culture as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It will harness the power of the Games to inspire creativity across all forms of culture, especially among young people and is designed to give everyone in the country a chance to be part of the Games and to leave a lasting legacy well beyond 2012.

Arts Council England has two major projects around the Cultural Olympiad: Artists Taking the Lead and Unlimited. In addition, the Arts Council and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be co-ordinating further activities all over England and elsewhere in the UK including in former coalfield communities.

Arts Council of England: Grants

Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Arts Council England awarded in grants in 2008-09. [287881]

Barbara Follett [holding answer 20 July 2009]: Arts Council England advises that it awarded £501,824,000 in grants in 2008-09.

Arts: Apprentices

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many apprenticeships have been created in the creative industries since the launch of his Department's Creative Britain strategy in February 2008; and which organisations have applied to be involved in the scheme. [288535]

Mr. Simon: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on 17 June 2009, Official Report, column 344W.

To date, over 150 organisations have expressed an interest in taking on apprentices in the creative industries. These include:


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Arts: Economic Situation

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the effect of the recession on the creative industries. [288533]


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Mr. Simon: My Department is monitoring the performance of the creative industries utilising reports and evidence directly from individual sectors.

At the same time my Department is seeking to ensure that the creative industries receive the maximum level of Government support possible.

Arts: Education

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made towards creating a 14-to-25 academic hub for the creative industries. [288532]

Mr. Simon: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt) on 22 June 2009, Official Report, column 612W.

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made towards developing the five centres of excellence in creative skills announced as part of his Department's Creative Britain strategy. [288534]

Mr. Simon: The following progress has been made towards developing the five centres of excellence in creative skills:

World class centre of excellence and finishing school in animation

A feasibility study funded by South West Regional Development Agency for a 'world class centre of excellence and finishing school in animation' has recently ended with agreement between the partners that the originally envisaged facility should not proceed at this time.

Couture a cademy

Skillfast-UK anticipates that the first partnership between higher education and employers will be established in the new year.

National Skills Academy for the creative and cultural industries

Creative and Cultural Skills Sector Skills Council received support from the Learning and Skills Council to set up a National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills in May 2008.

National centre of excellence for computer games

A feasibility study, commissioned by the North West Regional Development Agency (NWDA), into a video games centre of excellence was produced in March 2009. DCMS and BIS officials have been working together with Industry and the NWDA to \take the project forward.

UK Design Skills Alliance

The UK Design Skills Alliance launched in September 2008.

Arts: Finance

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the monetary value of exports of services by the creative industries was in each of the last five years; and what the estimated monetary value of exports from such industries is for 2009-10. [288527]


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Mr. Simon: The total monetary value of exports of services by the UK creative industries in each of the last five years for which data is available is as follows:

Total (£ million)

2002

11,300

2003

11,600

2004

13,000

2005

14,600

2006

16,000

Source:
DCMS Creative Industries Economics Estimates, January 2009

These totals exclude crafts and designer fashion as figures are not available for every year.

No future estimates have been made.

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the contribution of the creative industries to the UK's gross domestic product in each of the last five years; and what the estimated contribution for 2009-10 is. [288530]

Mr. Simon: The contribution of the creative industries to the UK's gross value added (GVA) in each of the last five years for which data are available is as follows:

Total (£ million)

2002

45,000

2003

49,200

2004

53,600

2005

57,700

2006

57,300

Source:
DCMS Creative Industries Economics Estimates, Jan 2009

These totals exclude crafts and design as gross value added figures are not available for these sectors.

No future estimates have been made.

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the economic growth rate in the creative industries has been in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the likely rate of growth in 2009-10. [288531]

Mr. Simon: The gross value added (GVA) of the UK creative industries grew by an average of 4 per cent. per annum between 1997 and 2006. This compares to an average of 3 per cent. for the whole of the economy over this period.

The annual change in G VA for the creative industries over the last five years for which data are available is as follows:

Annual growth (percentage)

2001-02

-2

2002-03

6

2003-04

6

2004-05

5

2005-06

-3

Average 1997 to 2006

4

Source:
DCMS Creative Industries Economic Estimate, January 2009

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All figures exclude crafts and design as annual gross value added figures are not available for these sectors.

No future estimates have been made.


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