Current status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 10 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will recognise podcasting and audio as a part of the creative sector.
The Scottish Government Statement on Creative Industries in 2019 did not include podcasting and audio as part of the Creative Industries sector.
Since the publication of that statement it is clear that consumers are now using both a wider range of devices to access media content as well as a larger variety of services.
Whilst there are no plans at present to revise the definition of the creative industries within Scotland the expanded, and continually innovating, variety of delivery channels will be a crucial factor to consider in any future work.