Question follow-through · 103399
Arts Council England: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the drivers of and reasons for the almost trebling of the wage and salary costs of Arts Council England since April 2017.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Culture, media and sport
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay · 19 Jan 2026
- England: Anniversaries · 28 Jan 2026
- BBC: Expenditure · 26 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the drivers of and reasons for the almost trebling of the wage and salary costs of Arts Council England since April 2017.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
Arts Council England (ACE) is an arms-length body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). As such, ACE is responsible for its own operational matters, including wage and salary costs. Nevertheless, they are in scope of the Cabinet Office an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the Answer her Department provided to Question 99845 on 18 December 2025, with reference to the Answer provided to Question 99844 on 8 January 2026.
England: Anniversaries
28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the unification of England next year.
BBC: Expenditure
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Note 8 on Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she will provide a breakdown of the spending in that categ