Question follow-through · 15897
Arts Festivals
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential economic contribution of community (a) arts and (b) literary festivals.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 25 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential economic contribution of community (a) arts and (b) literary festivals.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2024
Answer published
This Government recognises the importance of community arts and literary festivals in bringing local communities together, providing them with high-quality culture, and stimulating local growth.Data collection plays an integral role in how the Department ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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