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Arts Council England

Lords · Question HL5253 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect free speech within the law and the expression of gender critical beliefs in relation to (1) views expressed by staff of Arts Council England, and (2) the awarding of grants by Arts Coun

Answer

Answered by Baroness Twycross, 10 Mar 2025

The government is committed to freedom of speech, including in the cultural sector, and the Secretary of State for Culture has expressed an unequivocal ambition that the era of the government stoking “culture wars” should be over. The government is clear ...