Question follow-through · 28450

Culture: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the cultural sector in the West Midlands.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
6 Feb 2025
Answer
14 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on the cultural sector in the West Midlands.

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Government highly values the cultural sector and its positive contribution across the country, including in the West Midlands.Due to the difficult economic inheritance from the previous government, we had to take a number of difficult decisions on tax...

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