Question follow-through · 116141
Brass Bands and Opera: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council has provided in grants for a) opera and b) brass bands in each of the last three years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council has provided in grants for a) opera and b) brass bands in each of the last three years.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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5 Mar 2026
Answer published
The tables in the attached PDF set out Arts Council England grants which support a) opera and b) brass bands for the years 2022/2023, 2023/2024, and 2024/2025. Please note that the distinction between Primary and Non-Primary Subclassifiers is important. I...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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