3 March 2011
Harriett Baldwin congratulates those involved in the success of the film "The King's Speech" and welcomes the commercial success generated as a result.
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire) (Con): May I add my congratulations to everyone involved in the success of "The King's Speech"? It has also been a major commercial success, and it was funded partly by lottery funding. Can the Secretary of State give us an idea of how much revenue that will bring in to the UK taxpayer?
Mr Hunt: As I understand it, the commercial deal around "The King's Speech", which could gross up to £200 million worldwide, means that 34% of the money that it may generate that came from financiers will come back to the UK to invest in future film production, which is an excellent thing.
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