Question follow-through · 115972
Cinemas: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what opportunities her department has for independent cinemas to apply for national support schemes.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 25 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Culture, media and sport
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what opportunities her department has for independent cinemas to apply for national support schemes.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2026
Answer published
Independent cinemas play an important role in our communities, providing an accessible form of culture for people across the UK. Independent cinemas can apply for various public funding schemes through DCMS's Arm's Length Bodies if they meet the eligibili...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Sports: Rural Areas
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support rural sports clubs.
Creative Europe
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to re-join Creative Europe.
Cinemas: Finance
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will (a) include cinemas as eligible recipients of capital funding for UK cultural venues and (b) introduce a (i) complementary and (ii) parallel funding scheme for cinemas.
Arts: North East
20 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to support the BBC in growing the North East’s creative economy.