00:00The creative industries are amongst the fastest growing industries in the UK,
00:05creating good jobs and growth all over the country,
00:08whether it's film, TV, music, we export to every part of the globe
00:13and we have investors clamouring to come and invest here in the UK.
00:17But for a decade we've seen culture erased from our classrooms and our communities
00:22and one of the biggest breaks on the creative industries is the lack of skills,
00:26the lack of young people with the skills to be able to work in those industries.
00:31We think that's devastating for young people who can see these great jobs being created
00:36but couldn't dream of getting them, they could no more dream of getting them than of going to the moon.
00:41We're determined that that's going to change and that's why we're launching the Arts Everywhere Fund today.
00:45We can't continue with the situation that we've had for the last decade and a half
00:51where we've recklessly cut funding to things that grow our economy,
00:56that create good jobs and growth.
00:58Like the Crown Works film studio up in Sunderland,
01:02just a few weeks ago I hosted major investors from all over the globe,
01:06Warner Brothers, Amazon, Disney, in Gateshead.
01:09They've flown in to talk to us about their desire to invest more here in the UK
01:15but they need the government to help take the brakes off
01:18and make sure that we have that skilled workforce that can enable every part of this country to thrive.
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