Speeches by Bryant.

“You are right. We have not highlighted sections where this is brand-new and nothing has ever been done before. The two things that are different from the past, as I say, are access to finance and R&D.”

“Well, half of it is new and half of it is old.”

“That has already existed.”

“Quite a chunk of that work has already happened. I should pay tribute to Shriti Vadera and Baz, who were essential to making all of this happen and delivering it in the way that they did. I think Shriti brought a particular understanding of how capitalism delivers its objectives. This is the first time that we have man…”

“Thank you. Can I go now?”

“I think we have to rely on you, Alastair.”

“Yes, I think it is. Every Government Minister who ever sits before a Select Committee would always love to have twice as much money to invest in everything, and there are areas where we still have a great deal of work to do. I think we have identified the key sectors, which I see as a spectrum in the creative industrie…”

“To grow the creative industries, because we know that they are an essential part of our economic future in this country. They have grown faster than most other sectors in the UK economy over the last few years, and we want to make sure that they do so in future. Where there are barriers that are set up by Government th…”

“Well, that is new, but not to this. It is part of the wider Government since the general election last year.”

“You know what I am talking about. It is a shock to everyone.”

“There is a lot in the plan. There were two key things that I was conscious of before we got to the general election, which had never really landed with regard to the creative industries. One thing was about access to finance. This was brought home to me when I went on a visit to Leeds last year. Women who run career te…”

“This is God’s own country and I am a mere servant.”

“Just before you do that, I might take a look at it, because I am not looking forward to this bit. Obviously there are things that stand. You have been a bit critical that we have not said anything more about tax reliefs but, to be honest, we felt that we said what we needed to say on tax relief, for instance in film an…”

“Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised at the feedback that we have had on the back of the plan. I hosted an online call for the best part of 70 or 80 people. It was overwhelmingly positive, because we had managed to nail the two things I have already referred to that previous plans had not been able to delve into or had…”

“All of this happened before elements of the spending review could be unpacked. One of the most successful things that we have been able to do this time in the spending review is not only having a three-year spending review, which makes it much easier for people to be able to make longer-term decisions, but the fact tha…”

“Bearing in mind what you said last week, Dame Caroline, I think it is about time that we celebrated the creative industries. This is not just a brief encounter; for many people it is a matter of life and death, and in the end there is hunger for change. I hope that by the matter of persuasion, you will accept that we a…”

“If only!”

“People have not said that back to me. I would be interested to hear what interventions they would like to see in their sector. On publishing, for instance, I have met with the Publishers Association several times. I went to the London book fair and I have listened to its concerns, but those are mostly around IP and cop…”

“Of course, but who are the creators in the film and TV industry? They are actors, designers, writers, hair and make-up, cinematographers—they are an enormously wide group of people. Some of them are freelancers. Those are some of the things that we want to take forward with the freelance champion. We will be looking at…”

“By “visual arts”, you mean painting and—”