Committee publication · Correspondence · 1 July 2025
Letter from Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding the Creative Industries Sector Plan, dated 20 June 2025
From: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Inquiry: The work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Summary
Secretary of State Lisa Nandy announces publication of the Creative Industries Sector Plan on 23 June 2025, a flagship government policy to drive economic growth. The plan commits £380 million in investment, including doubled departmental funding and regional allocations, targeting the sector's expansion to 2035 with focus on innovation, finance access, skills, and trade.
Key findings
- Creative industries contributed 2.4 million jobs and £124 billion GVA in 2023, positioned as a dynamic growth engine for the UK economy
- Government commits £380 million sector investment over the Spending Review period, more than doubling DCMS creative industries funding
- Regional investment of £200 million allocated outside London for regional business clusters; £25 million for 'createtech' R&D labs; £135 million for screen, music, and video games growth packages
- Vision for 2035 is to establish UK as number one destination for creativity and innovation, with framework addressing innovation, finance access, skills, and international trade
- Letter acknowledges Culture Committee's prior work on British film and high-end television as influential to the plan's priorities
Tone
SupportiveTopics
creative-industriesindustrial-strategypublic-financeregional-developmenteconomic-growth
Key actors
Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Notable line
“Our vision for 2035 is for the UK to be the number one destination for creativity and innovation.”
Key Quotes
“The UK's creative industries are a dynamic growth engine for our economy, contributing 2.4 million jobs and £124 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) in”
“For too long, the sector has not been given the recognition or backing it deserves but we are changing this.”
“This investment is underpinned by a comprehensive and deliverable framework to support the sector's growth to 2035, with a focus on key areas such as innovation, access to finance, skills, and international trade.”
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