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UK CREATIVE TALENT AT THE CANNES LIONS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2559: tabled on 27 June 2019

Tabled in the 2017-19 session.

This motion has been signed by 14 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House commends the success of UK creative talent at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; congratulates the 27 UK creative agencies that together won 90 awards at the festival and 10 per cent of the awards in each category on average; notes that these awards made the UK Europe’s leading territory and second in the world behind the United States; and further commends the strength of UK advertising exports which grew by 18 per cent to £6.9bn in 2017.