Government details £60m boost for creative industries

Hundreds of creative businesses and projects across the UK are to receive government funding to help them grow – marking the first step of the Government’s Sector Plan for the creative industries.

The £60m package of government support includes investments for start-up video game studios, grassroots music venues and creative businesses to boost British music and film exports.

The Government has identified priority regions for the creative industries as being the North East, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, Greater London, West of England, South Wales, Glasgow, Edinburgh-Dundee corridor and Belfast.

Alongside this, the Government will provide additional funding – to be agreed as part of the Spending Review – to six Mayoral Combined Authorities (North East, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, West of England).

“From film and fashion to music and advertising, our creative industries are truly world-class and play a critical role in helping us deliver on this Government’s mission to drive economic growth in all parts of the UK,” said Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

“Our £60m funding boost will support creative and cultural organisations across the UK to turbocharge growth by transforming local venues, creating jobs, supporting businesses and spreading opportunity across the country. But this is by no means the limit of our ambitions, which is why the creative industries are at the heart of the forthcoming Industrial Strategy and will continue to play a key part in this Government’s Plan for Change.”