Written questions

Arts: Finance

Commons · Question 33112 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on funding of arts, culture and leisure facilities.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 4 Mar 2025

The funding of local cultural services and organisations is a matter for individual local authorities, but the Government strongly supports their doing so, not least because of the significant economic, social, and wellbeing benefits cultural organisation...