Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

“If he will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the amount of unusable PPE procured by the Government since the outbreak of covid-19.”

Tabled: 13 July 2022Answered: 19 July 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Ian Murray)

Everyone should be able to participate in and enjoy culture wherever they live in the country. Through our arts everywhere programme, we are investing £1.5 billion into arts, culture and heritage across England. In addition, our UK city and town of culture competitions are empowering cities and towns to celebrate their local culture, and we are focusing investment and engagement in our culture priority places to ensure that the benefits of culture can be felt everywhere.