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1086661

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date	11/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in helping domestic film production companies raise funding.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	230892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme was introduced in 2012 to support investment in very early-stage companies, which often struggle to access growth capital.</p><p> </p><p>As a non-sectoral scheme, no assessment has been made of the application of the SEIS to specific industries or sectors. Since its introduction, the scheme has helped over 8,000 companies from a range of industries to raise around £800 million in investment.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the importance of the film industry to the UK economy, which is why it offers specific support for the production of culturally British films. Last year alone the film tax relief provided support worth £469 million, in addition to nearly £70 million in direct funding.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2019 16:54:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1063982

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support domestic film production companies to raise funding.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	223175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK film industry is a great success story, contributing an estimated £4 billion a year to the economy and supporting nearly 70,000 jobs. Last year the government provided £469 million worth of support through the film tax relief and almost £70 million in grant in aid and national lottery funding through the British Film Institute.</p><p> </p><p>The film tax relief supports the production of culturally British films. 2,420 films have benefitted from the film tax relief since it was introduced in 2007.</p><p> </p><p>The British Film Institute supports UK film production companies through the BFI Film Fund, investing in the production of films from adventurous storytellers, the BFI Locked Box initiative, enabling production companies to benefit from the success of their films, and the BFI Vision Awards, supporting new film producers to build their companies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/02/2019 10:12:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1025332

registered interest
date	14/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Film: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure ongoing funding for the distribution of British films abroad after the cessation of the Creative Europe funding scheme in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	202329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister stated in her Mansion House speech, the UK is committed to continuing cultural collaboration between the UK and EU. Where possible, the UK will continue to participate in EU programmes where there is mutual benefit to the UK and the EU, ultimately, this will be determined as part of the future partnership negotiations between the UK and the EU. The British Film Institute (BFI) and its partners offer extensive support to the film industry - from development and skills to distribution and audiences - and this will continue independently of Creative Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:29:46 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

172154

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Film: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department makes it a requirement of supporting the Film Fund that companies in receipt of Film Fund funding provide only paid (a) internships and (b) apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	219810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>Companies in receipt of British Film Institute (BFI) Lottery Film Funding are subject to employment law.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 09/01/2015 09:26:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

171926

registered interest
date	05/01/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Film: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether requirements are placed on companies in receipt of Film Fund funding to pay their interns and apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	219779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text Companies in receipt of British Film Institute (BFI) Lottery Film Funding are subject to employment law. answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 08/01/2015 10:35:40 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger