Member

Amendment 288 directs the Government to report on how new employment obligations on arts organisations could be funded or mitigated. In effect, it asks Ministers to think again about financial support. It does not demand a specific subsidy, but it says that legislation that imposes duties should be matched by a clear understanding of how those obligations can be met. This is a principle that Parliament already follows. For example, when expanding special educational needs duties, the law was accompanied by extra school funding. Our amendment calls for a similar approach in the cultural sphere.