A spokesperson for Marlow Film Studios said:
"We welcome the Secretary of State's announcement that the decision on Marlow Film Studios will be made at a ministerial level. This is a project of national importance. The UK’s film and TV industry leads the world. It already attracts over £3bn of international investment each year, over three times the annual FDI for life sciences.
“This success is based on a bedrock of extraordinary British creative talent, and the UK needs to be best placed to maintain its leading position. If approved, Marlow Film Studios will strengthen the long-term foundations for the industry. The high technology studio campus we would deliver will meet the needs of global investors and production companies, preparing the UK for the next half-century of British filmmaking.
“Our engagement with this process will be attentive, thorough and constructive and will leave no doubt as to the significant contribution the project will make to the UK economy. We will also continue to collaborate with local communities, confident of the benefits that our project will bring, in terms of investment, improved infrastructure, 4,000 new jobs, and unparalleled opportunities for skills, training and education.”