Question follow-through · 128307
Cinemas: Finance
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.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
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.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Cinemas help to sustain our high streets whilst offering one of the most accessible and affordable cultural experiences for communities around the country.In a challenging fiscal environment, we have to make difficult choices about where to direct availab...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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