Question reference: S5O-00488
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 7 December 2016
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 December 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much the screen sector spends on production in Scotland.
Answer
As I announced on 8 December 2016, data collated by Creative Scotland tells us that the screen sector spent a record £52.7 million on film and television production in Scotland in 2015. This is an increase of almost £7 million on what was spent in 2014, and more than double the £23 million spent in 2007. With the additional backing that Scottish Government and Creative Scotland have been providing to the screen sector since 2015, we expect that spend to increase even further in 2016.