Question follow-through · 18835
National Gallery: Flags
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Gallery has planning permission to fly the Progress flag.
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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the National Gallery has planning permission to fly the Progress flag.
16 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Jul 2026
Answer published
Government guidance published by MHCLG sets out that the provision of planning permission related to flag-flying is a matter for the relevant local authority.As such, the Member should direct this question to Westminster City Council and the National Gall...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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