Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 28 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Thursday, 7 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to tackle film piracy.

Answer: Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to tackle film piracy. [224655] Estelle Morris: Together with Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Innovation at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), I chair the Creative Industries Forum on Intellectual Property. The forum has been exploring the issue of piracy as it affects all the creative industries. The forum's members include Government Departments and representatives from the creative industries sectors, including the UK Film Council, the Government's strategic agency for film. The threat of piracy to the film industry was outlined in the UK Film Council's report "Film Theft in the UK", published in December 2004 and these findings have been fed into the work of the forum. We expect the forum to make final recommendations later this year. The Government will consider these and make a detailed response in due course.

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