Question follow-through · 15788
UK Town of Culture
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the geographic distribution of Expressions of Interest received.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 3 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the geographic distribution of Expressions of Interest received.
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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