Question follow-through · 21719
Performing Arts: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the comedy industry.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 3 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the comedy industry.
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jan 2025
Answer published
Comedy is a serious business. It is a vital performing art and contributes to the mental health and wellbeing of people, not just in the UK, but around the world. It forms part of our cultural landscape, enriching lives, shaping our collective identity an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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