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Theatre: Lancashire

Commons · Question 66721 · Tabled 10 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 18 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support amateur theatre in (a) Fylde constituency and (b) Lancashire.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 18 Jul 2025

The government supports the arts predominantly through Arts Council England (ACE). Through their main funding programme, the 2023-2027 National Portfolio Investment Programme, ACE is providing over £100 million in grants per year to around 195 theatres ac...