Oral Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
“What steps she is taking to ensure that her Department’s funding for culture reaches communities in all parts of the country.”
Tabled: 27 August 2026Answered: 3 September 2026
Asked by
Amanda Martin
Labour — Portsmouth North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
I do understand the concerns of those who save to send their children to private school because they believe in aspiration and opportunity. Every single parent shares that aspiration to opportunity, whichever school they send their children to. Under the last Government, we did not have enough teachers in basic subjects in our state secondary schools. The Tories were prepared to tolerate that. I am not.