Written questions

Music: Ethnic Groups

Commons · Question 12560 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of UK Music's recent Black Music Means Business report.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 29 Jun 2026

We welcome the publication of UK Music's landmark Black Music Means Business report, which highlights that Black music is a central commercial engine of the sector but rightly notes that equity and career progression have not kept pace. We will soon launc...