MINISTER PREDICTS 50,000 NEW JOBS INSIDE THREE YEARS

FILM and Broadcasting Minister Janet Anderson has announced that around 50,000 new jobs may be created over the next three year’s due to expansion in the UK’s creative industries.
The Minister predicted that the jobs boom will not be confined to London, cities like Manchester, Sheffield, Huddersfield and Birmingham will benefit as the sector, which includes, television, film, performing arts, advertising and design, expands.
Anderson (pictured) told the London College of Fashion’s Millennium conference that the creative industries already generated £60 billion of revenue each year and employed 1.4 million people.
Anderson said: “These industries are a vibrant, exciting, productive part of the economy, they make a difference. They also have significant growth potential, we can realistically expect to see the creation of nearly 50,000 new jobs in the UK within these industries over the next three years. A majority of these will be skilled jobs widening our skills base and equipping us as a nation to take the lead in the development and use of new creative technologies.”
Anderson stressed the importance for the Government and the industry to work together and to back up their words with action.