§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the costs (1) to(a) the television industry and (b) the Exchequer of illegal copying in each of the last five years; [22988]
(2) to (a) the music industry and (b) the Exchequer of illegal copying of music in each of the last five years; [22986]
(3) to (a) the film industry and (b) the Exchequer of illegal copying of films in each of the last five years; [22987]
(4) to (a) the arts industry and (b) the Exchequer of illegal copying in each of the last five years. [22989]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Government recognise the importance of combating counterfeiting and piracy for all the creative industries, and are working with the industries concerned towards achieving this objective. My Department does not collect independent figures for the financial impact piracy has on these industries and the Exchequer. Figures from a survey carried out by the Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy indicate, however, that the cost of counterfeiting and piracy to UK industry as a whole was almost £9 billion in 2000, an increase of 8.36 per cent. on the figure for 1999. This is estimated to be equivalent to approximately £1.55 billion in lost revenue to the Exchequer. Within this total, it is estimated that the loss to the music industry in 2000 was £20 million and to cinema and home entertainment £180 million. There are no separate sectoral figures for the arts and television industries.