<strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong> Ltd<strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong>: <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Case</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong>January 2013indirect, induced <strong>and</strong> wider job creation (<strong>and</strong> protection) – as well as direct employment,jobs <strong>and</strong> economic activity will also be supported through:indirect impacts – supply chain expenditure associated with activity on the <strong>Pinewood</strong>site supports employment within the local <strong>and</strong> wider UK economy. This will increaseas a result of the proposed project through the generation of additional dem<strong>and</strong> forgoods <strong>and</strong> services;induced impacts – those directly or indirectly employed via activity on the <strong>Pinewood</strong>site support further employment in the local <strong>and</strong> wider UK economy through theirpersonal spending on goods <strong>and</strong> services. This impact is again expected to increasedue to the PSDF; <strong>and</strong>wider economic impacts – there are a number of wider economic catalytic impactsmore generally associated with the UK film industry <strong>and</strong> high-end TV, such as theeffect on the British film box office, UK tourism, promotion <strong>and</strong> trade, <strong>and</strong>merch<strong>and</strong>ising opportunities. 46 The impact of film <strong>and</strong> television on tourism, forexample, is well recognised, with high profile films, including those produced at<strong>Pinewood</strong>, helping to increase visitor numbers <strong>and</strong> establish <strong>and</strong>/or promote specificattractions. Films, television <strong>and</strong> video games also support employment in the retailsector through sales of merch<strong>and</strong>ise, such as DVDs, Blue-ray discs, music downloads<strong>and</strong> games. The increase in productions at <strong>Pinewood</strong> that will result from the projectproposals is expected to create further employment opportunities via these widereconomic impacts.Gross Value Added (GVA) contribution – through the creation of additional employment <strong>and</strong>activity, the PSDF will increase the economic contribution of <strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong> to the local<strong>and</strong> national economy, as measured by its GVA impact. GVA is used in the estimation ofGDP, which is a key indicator of the state of the whole economy (comprising GVA plus taxeson products less subsidies on products);Exchequer contributions – activity on the <strong>Pinewood</strong> site <strong>and</strong> the associated indirect, induced<strong>and</strong> wider effects will generate tax receipts to the Exchequer, including corporation taxpayments, income taxes <strong>and</strong> national insurance. The proposed project will increase direct,indirect, induced <strong>and</strong> wider economic activity <strong>and</strong> therefore result in higher tax receipts;contribution to UK exports <strong>and</strong> trade – the UK film <strong>and</strong> TV industries are significantcontributors to the UK net trade position, as is the creative industries sector as a whole. TheUK film industry, for example, earns significant export royalties <strong>and</strong> fees for the productionof films. The larger number of productions at <strong>Pinewood</strong> that will be facilitated by theproposed project, as well as greater levels of wider economic activity, is expected to lead toincreased exports <strong>and</strong> trade; <strong>and</strong>wider socio-economic benefits – in addition to the economic impacts outlined above, thePSDF will generate a range of wider socio-economic benefits, including the cultural benefit46See, for example, Oxford <strong>Economic</strong>s (September 2012), The <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> of the UK Film Industry40
<strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong> Ltd<strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong>: <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Case</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong>January 2013of supporting the British independent film sector, education <strong>and</strong> training opportunities,community benefits, clustering <strong>and</strong> agglomeration, <strong>and</strong> innovation.4.3.2.4 The economic <strong>and</strong> wider benefits of the PSDF that have been assessed as part of this report aresummarised in Figure 4.2.Figure 4.2: <strong>Assessment</strong> frameworkEmployment effects- Construction employment- Direct employment:• <strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong>employees• Production staff• Tenant companies- Indirect employment- Induced employment- Wider employment:• British box office• Tourism• Merch<strong>and</strong>ising• Promotion <strong>and</strong> tradeContribution to UKeconomy- Gross Value Added- Exchequer contribution- Contribution to exportsWider benefits- Skills, education & training- Cultural benefits- Innovation- Clustering & agglomeration- Social diversity & inclusion4.3.3 <strong>Assessment</strong> methodology(i)Baseline assessment4.3.3.1 In order to establish the baseline economic position, the current impact associated with<strong>Pinewood</strong> has been assessed. This part of the assessment has sought to draw out the scale ofeconomic benefits currently being generated in terms of jobs, GVA, Exchequer contributions<strong>and</strong> contribution to exports. The methodology used to estimate each benefit was as follows:direct on-site employment – there are three main sources of on-site employment:employees of <strong>Pinewood</strong> <strong>Studios</strong>; tenant companies <strong>and</strong> their employees; <strong>and</strong> productioncompanies <strong>and</strong> their employees. Data has been provided by PSL in terms of the currentnumber of <strong>Pinewood</strong> employees. PSL has also provided an estimate in terms of the numberof employees within tenant companies. This estimate has been cross-checked against theresults of the tenant survey undertaken on behalf of AMION. The total number of peopleworking on productions based at <strong>Pinewood</strong> will vary depending on the number, nature <strong>and</strong>41