A question on #Arts #SelfEmployed tabled by Baroness Caine of Kentish Town on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Twycross.

Heading: Arts: Self-employed
Question ID: 1816758
UIN: HL8816
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 5391
Asking Member display name: Baroness Caine of Kentish Town
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to give the role of the creative freelance champion, announced in the Creative Industries Sector Plan, published on 23 June, to a relevant minister or an external appointee.
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Date answered: 2025-07-07
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Answering Member ID: 4966
Answering Member display name: Baroness Twycross
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Answer text: The appointment process is still to be determined, though we plan for the role to go to an external appointee, not a minister. We will work with industry to develop Terms of Reference. The Freelance Champion will be a role appointed by DCMS which will giv...
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Answering body ID: 217
Answering body name: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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