ARTS FUNDING

Early day motion 547, tabled 19 July 2010 by Alison McGovern (Labour). Signed by 48 members.

That this House celebrates the cultural value of the arts and entertainment sector; notes that the creative industries are a large employer and are currently growing at more than twice the rate of the rest of the economy, contributing 11.4 billion to the UK's balance of trade; and therefore reaffirms a commitment to public investment in the arts because the sector generates more for the economy than the amount invested, and provides a solid basis for the wider creative industries.

Signatures by party: Labour 40, Liberal Democrat 3, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Green 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.