Question follow-through · 73867

Independent Review of Arts Council England

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the Arts Council England review.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
17 Sept 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the outcome of the Arts Council England review.

  2. 3 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    Baroness Hodge will share her findings with the government in the Autumn of 2025, and the government will publish the conclusions of the review along with the government’s response in 2026.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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