British film and high-end television 2

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 31 Oct 2024 Closed: 15 Jul 2025 Parliament page
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to continue work from the last Parliament examining the challenges faced by the British film and high-end television industry and how the sector and its workforce can be better supported. Previous Committee inquiry: British film & high-end tv The new inquiry will build … Read more
36 Recommendations
32 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
6 Letters
3 Events
Activity timeline 14 events
3 Jul
2025
Report published
10 Apr
2025
Report published
28 Jan
2025
Oral evidence
28 Jan
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
24 Jan
2025
Correspondence
24 Jan
2025
Correspondence
24 Jan
2025
Correspondence
24 Jan
2025
Correspondence
24 Jan
2025
Correspondence
7 Jan
2025
Oral evidence
7 Jan
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
11 Dec
2024
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
28 Jan 2025
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Alastair Jones · Department for Culture, Media and Sport Ben Roberts · British Film Institute (BFI) Jay Hunt OBE · British Film Institute (BFI) Sir Chris Bryant MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
7 Jan 2025
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Jane Featherstone · Sister
11 Dec 2024
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Benjamin Field · Deep Fusion Films Dr Mathilde Pavis Ed Newton-Rex · Fairly Trained Liam Budd · Equity Martin Adams · Metaphysic Nick Lynes · Flawless
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - British film and high-end television HC 328 10 Apr 2025 68 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
Clear
11 Conclusion Not Addressed
First Report - British film and hi…
Enhance HETV tax incentives to specifically benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers
Domestic HETV needs to be supported through enhanced tax incentives just as independent film has been. To tackle the issues facing domestic production, any increase in HETV tax relief must not merely incentivise streamers to spend more but specifically benefit … Read more
Government Response
The government reiterates its commitment to competitive AVEC reliefs, including existing support for independent films and VFX, but does not specifically address the call for HETV tax relief designed to benefit public service broadcasters and independent producers with lower budget productions.
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16 Recommendation Not Addressed
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Implement a 5% levy on SVoD UK subscriber revenue for domestic HETV production
We recommend that all subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) platforms that operate in the UK pay a 5% levy on their UK subscriber revenue into a cultural fund administered by the BFI to support domestic HETV production. The industry should establish this … Read more
Government Response
The government commits to supporting the domestic sector and culturally relevant UK content, and will build on the Media Act and Ofcom's review to support public service media, but provides no specific response to the recommendation for a 5% SVoD levy.
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27 Conclusion
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World-class skilled workforce drives the British film and HETV industry's global success.
From our world-class actors, writers, composers and directors to our highly skilled VFX artists and dedicated, hair and make-up professionals, costume designers and technical crew members, the people that make, distribute and exhibit British films and HETV programmes are a … Read more
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44 Conclusion
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Film and HETV sectors remain highly under-representative despite progress towards inclusion.
The industry’s attempts to become more inclusive and representative of communities across the UK have made some progress in terms of the stories that are being told and the people working in front of and behind the camera. But the … Read more
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46 Conclusion Not Addressed
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Cinemas face insufficient variety and quality of films, not a lack of releases.
The problem facing cinemas is not that too few films are being released; it is that there is not enough variety and quality in the films that are reaching cinemas to tempt cinemagoers through the doors. The solution is therefore … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights its commitment to AVEC competitiveness for independent films and VFX, and general considerations for new tax reliefs, but does not directly address the recommendation for a distribution tax relief.
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Government Response AI assessment · 66 of 36 classified
Accepted 16
Accepted in Part 7
Acknowledged 11
Deferred 11
Not Addressed 3
Rejected 18
Total 36 recs + 32 conclusions
Correspondence 6 letters
24 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Mitchell Simmons, Vice-President, Public Policy and Government Affairs, EMEA, Paramount, regarding on skills spending, dated 6 December 2024
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24 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Benjamin King, Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland, Netflix, regarding on skills spending, dated 2 December 2024
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24 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Monica Ariño, Director of Public Policy, Amazon, regarding on skills spending, dated 19 December 2024
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24 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Gidon Freeman, Senior Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, NBCUniversal International, regarding on skills spending, dated 16 December 2024
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24 Jan 2025 To committee Letter from Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, to Chris Bird, Director, Prime Video UK, Amazon, Benjamin King, Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland, Netflix, Mitchell Simmons, Vice-President, Public Policy and Government Affairs, EMEA, Paramount, and Gidon Freeman, Senior Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs, NBCUniversal International regarding on skills spending, dated 19 November 2024
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31 Oct 2024 To committee Letter from Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding Independent Film Tax Credit, dated 9 October 2024
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