Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 9 March 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the contribution to UK gross domestic product by the arts and creative industries (a) nationally and (b) in the Brighton and Hove area; and if he will make a statement.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold separate measures of the arts and creative industries contribution to the economy. The contribution of music, performing and visual arts to the economy is measured as part of the DCMS Creative Industries Economic Estimates. We estimate that the contribution of the creative industries to the economy as a whole was 5.6% of gross value added (GVA) in 2008. GVA is the most accurate measure of an industry's contribution to the economy and so this measure is used instead of GDP.
The Department does not measure or hold data on the contribution of creative industries to the economy at a regional level.
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