§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the industries sponsored 315W by her Department, stating for each the (a)amount and (b)percentage of GDP they represented in each of the last five years. [45200]
§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 25 March 2002]:The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has responsibility for sponsoring the tourism, gambling, video and film, radio and TV, and music industries.
Value added (£ million) 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Tourism1,2 45,100 43,900 42,000 39,400 35,200 Gambling3 7,300 6,600 6,600 6,400 5,900 Video and film4 2,400 1,900 1,600 1,700 1,800 Radio and TV4 5,800 4,200 3,700 3,500 2,700 Music and the visual and performing arts4,5 3,600 3,200 2,900 2,700 3,100
Percentage of GDP 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Tourism2 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.6 Gambling 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 Video and film4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Radio and TV4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 Music and the visual and performing arts4,5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 1Figures for the tourism day visits component of these figures are estimated from 1996 and 1998 Day Visits Survey. 2Estimates from surveys of overseas visitors and UK residents. 3Consumer Trends, Office for National Statistics. 4Estimates based on the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) Annual Business Inquiry. 5ONS category "artistic and literary creation and interpretation" does not distinguish between music and other performing arts and therefore I am unable to estimate a specific split for this category.