Creative Foundations Fund
Commons · Question 5256 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer of 28 May 2026 to question 2879, what the geographic distribution of applications to the first round of the Creative Foundations Fund was by region and local authority.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 5 Jun 2026
The first round of the Creative Foundations Fund awarded £96 million to 74 arts and cultural organisations in England. Arts Council England received 117 eligible applications from organisations based in all English regions, and 78 local authorities. The g...