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Music Export Growth Scheme

Commons · Question 117649 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 9 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Top UK music acts awarded £1.4 million funding to raise profile, published on 2 March 2026, what independent analysis his Department has commissioned

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 9 Mar 2026

The figure referenced in the press release was supplied by the BPI and is based on analysis of commercial outcomes reported by MEGS recipients in previous funding rounds. This is an industry estimate produced by the BPI and reflects their assessment of th...