UK City of Culture: Community Development
Commons · Question 93177 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Amanda Martin
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact the Department's UK City of Culture Competition and new UK Town of Culture competition will have on local communities.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 2 Dec 2025
The strong evidence from UK City of Culture shows that supporting local culture pays both economic and social dividends. Town of Culture is a new competition to ensure smaller places across the UK can share in the real impact by shining a spotlight on pla...