Culture Secretary questioned about future UK-EU relationship on the creative industries
5 August 2020
The EU Services Sub-Committee has today written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport asking for a comprehensive update on the Government's efforts to secure an agreement with the EU that supports the UK's creative industries.
- Letter from Baroness Donaghy to Rt Hon. Oliver Dowden CBE MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Inquiry: the future UK-EU relationship on professional and business services
Key points
The letter asks important questions such as:
- What arrangements are the Government seeking to negotiate to mitigate potential future barriers for the creative industries?
- What progress has been made in discussions with the EU on the inclusion of the audio-visual sector in the future relationship agreement?
- How is the Government engaging with the creative industries sectors to ensure that their priorities and concerns are reflected in the future relationship negotiations?
- What consideration is the Government giving to UK participation in EU funding schemes for the creative industries such as Creative Europe?