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Arts Council England

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure funding disbursed by Arts Council England is fairly distributed across the country.

answeredCameron ThomasDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure funding disbursed by Arts Council England is fairly distributed across the country.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

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  4. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer corrected

    The Secretary of State believes that while talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. As part of our Plan for Change, we are committed to ensuring that arts and culture thrives in every part of the country, with more opportunities for people to engage, ben...

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