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834384

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date	31/01/2018
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	Performing Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on creative freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	126003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>We have been working closely with the creative industries to understand the impacts and opportunities presented by the UK’s decision to leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises that the creative industries have a higher than average proportion of freelancers working in them than the UK average, and that some of those workers are from the EU. We also recognise that some creative freelancers from the UK regularly carry out work in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We will ensure that any decisions regarding the future immigration system are based on evidence, and that we discuss proposals with a wide-range of stakeholders, both domestically and in the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2018 16:33:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

834385

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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	Performing Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the contribution of creative industry freelancers to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	126004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are talking to our EU counterparts as part of ongoing EU exit negotiations with a view to achieving the deep and special relationship the UK wishes to have with the EU post-exit. We are confident that this is in the interests of both sides. We will work hard to secure the best deal for the UK on exit and ensure that our new relationship with the EU works for business.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We are also preparing for a range of possible outcomes for the audio-visual sector from the UK's negotiations with the EU.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Freelancers form a vital part of the UK workforce, particularly for the creative industries. The Secretary of State and his ministers have regular discussions with members of the Cabinet on a wide range of issues that impact on the creative industries and its workforce.</ins></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2018 18:09:16 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2018 10:28:57 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 40194 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

752909

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Performing Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the potential benefits to the creative industries of extending shared parental leave to freelance workers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	5574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministers in this Department and others have regular discussions on a number of issues.</p><p>Self-employed people have greater flexibility over their working hours, including when they take time off work.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/07/2017 16:38:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan