§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what the(a)revenues generated and (b)employment created by the creative industries were for the financial years (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99, (iii) 1999–2000, (iv) 2000–01 and (v) 2001–02 to the most recent date for which figures are available; [46919]
(2) what has been the total change in output of the creative industries in the financial years (a)1997–98, (b)1998–99, (c)1999–2000. (d)2000–01 and (e)2001–02 to the most recent date for which figures are available; [46921]
(3) how much the creative industries contributed to the balance of trade through exports in the financial years (a)1997–98, (b)1998–99, (c)1999–2000, (d)2000–01 and (e)2001–02 to the most recent date for which figures are available. [46920]
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§ Dr. Howells
Turnover Revenues1£ billion Employment2£ million Exports3£ million 1997 101 1.29 8.4 1998 110 1.37 9.2 1999 118 1.45 9.9 2000 128 1.48 10.8 2001 — 1.60 — 1Estimates based on the Office for National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry and Industry estimates. 2Estimates relate to each June. Figures are based on the Office for National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry and Labour Force Survey. 3Estimates based on the Office for National Statistics International Trade in Services Inquiry and industry estimates.
Gross Value Added Change in output4Per cent. 1997–98 10 1998–99 7 1999–2000 13 4Adjusted to remove growth due to inflation. Estimates based on the Office for National Statistics Annual Business Inquiry.
§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment her Department has made of the competitiveness of the creative industries in the UK in each year since 1996–97. [46649]
§ Dr. HowellsMy Department is not able to make an accurate assessment of the competitiveness of the creative industries as figures are not yet available from the Office for National Statistics.
§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on her Department's plans to improve the dissemination of statistics on the creative industries; and what progress has been made towards that aim. [46648]
§ Dr. HowellsIn March 2001 my Department published the second Creative Industries Mapping Document, providing a measure of the economic contribution of the creative industries to the UK. This document remains relevant and is available from my Department's website at www.culture.gov.uk/creative/mapping.html.
My Department is also working closely with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in order to develop estimates that report on the performance of the creative industries nationally. We are also working with the Regional Development Agencies (RDA) on a broad framework for the collation of statistics, including those for the creative industries, in order to provide consistency across the regions.
The Department is considering, in cooperation with other stakeholders, whether there is a need for a further mapping exercise.