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Commons · Question 89256 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Warinder Juss

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure that funding provided through the National Portfolio is distributed equally between (a) charities and (b) for-profit companies in (i) Wolverh

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 17 Nov 2025

Arts Council England (ACE) makes decisions about which organisations and projects to fund in the National Portfolio independently of government and Ministers, which means there is no political involvement in arts funding decisions.However, ACE ensures fai...