Question follow-through · 74267
Science and Discovery Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether science and discovery centres fall within the remit of her Department.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 77 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether science and discovery centres fall within the remit of her Department.
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2025
Answer published
Science and discovery centres are vital assets across local communities nationwide. Given the breadth of their mission, they do not fall under the exclusive purview of a single government department. Their work contributes significantly to the objectives ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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