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UK Town of Culture

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many Expressions of Interest were received for the UK Town of Culture 2028 competition, broken down by (a) nation of the UK, (b) English region and (c) local authority area.

answeredDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
3 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
22 Jul 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many Expressions of Interest were received for the UK Town of Culture 2028 competition, broken down by (a) nation of the UK, (b) English region and (c) local authority area.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    DCMS received 398 Expression of Interests representing over 400 places from across the UK. I am delighted that so many towns wanted to celebrate their contribution to our national story and to use culture and creativity to tell their story and why they ar...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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