§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what discussions she has had with representatives of the film industry. [2855]
§ Mr. SproatMy right hon. Friend has regular discussions with representatives of the film industry on a wide range of film-related issues. Specifically, this summer she visited the United States of America, where she met leading figures from the American film industry including representatives from MCA, Warner Brothers and the Motion Picture Association of America.
More recently, my right hon. Friend attended the Edinburgh film festival, visited Shepperton studios and the Warner Brothers feature animation studio in central London, visited the set of the feature film "Wilde", at the invitation of the producers, and attended the opening of the London film festival as a guest of the British Film Institute.