Question follow-through · 3040
UK Town of Culture
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her department plans to announce the UK Town of Culture.
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
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her department plans to announce the UK Town of Culture.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
We are delighted by the interest and excitement there has been in the UK Town of Culture competition. We have seen an incredible amount of support from across the whole country with hundreds of towns submitting their bid to become the UK Town of Culture 2...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Civil Society
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