Exclusive Access Policy Roundtable with Nusrat Ghani MP (Minister of State at the Department of Business and Trade)

On Thursday February 1 2024, Members had the opportunity to meet with Nusrat Ghani MP (Minister of State at the Department of Business and Trade). This meeting was a follow up to our previous roundtable with the Minister in June 2023, and provided an update on progress made on the recommendations on topics including the Apprenticeship Levy, maintaining the current definition of European Works and the data adequacy position within the EU, increased funding for the Global Screen Fund and for Trade Fair access programmes, reviewing of the effect of EIS/SEIS changes on the screen sectors, expanding the definition of R&D in relation to R&D Expenditure Credits, enhancing film tax relief for UK projects of a particular scale, and addressing the very steep rise in rates on film and TV production studios.