Arts and Cultural Heritage: Finance
Commons · Question 108550 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria she plans to use to determine the allocation of the arts, culture and heritage funding announced in her speech at the Barbican Centre in London on 23 January 2026.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 4 Feb 2026
Over the course of this parliament £1.5 billion will be invested across arts, cultural and heritage providing support to arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England. It aims to keep venues open, finance urgent repairs and infrast...