Edward Vaizey corrected a written answer on Visual Arts
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Selby and Ainsty) asked written question 25479 on 2 February 2016. Mr Edward Vaizey answered on 11 February 2016 for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Mr Edward Vaizey corrected the answer on 12 February 2016. The figure £9,355,000 in the original became £9.35 billion in the correction. Altogether 3 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the economic value of the visual arts sector was in the last five years.
Original and corrected answer
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| The visual arts are a very important part of the UK's wider cultural and creative industries sectors and employ 1.8 million people. According to the latest set of government statistics published last month, the value of sectors categorised under 'artistic creation' - which include the visual arts - between 2010 and 2014 was | The visual arts are a very important part of the UK's wider cultural and creative industries sectors and employ 1.8 million people. According to the latest set of government statistics published last month, the value of sectors categorised under 'artistic creation' - which include the visual arts - between 2010 and 2014 was £9.35 billion. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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