Question follow-through · 86171

Culture: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on increasing the grant-in-aid funding available to (a) cultural institutions, (b) museums and (c) galleries.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
11 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on increasing the grant-in-aid funding available to (a) cultural institutions, (b) museums and (c) galleries.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State has had constructive conversations with HM Treasury to secure grant-in-aid funding for our institutions. These successful conversations were borne out in February 2025, when we announced a £270m Arts Everywhere Investment package th...

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