Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 25462
Arts and Culture: Local Government
Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025
Question
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to improve local government support for arts and culture.
Answer
Chris BryantLocal authorities play a vital role in supporting the arts and cultural institutions, but they operate independently of central government. Ministers have no remit to intervene in the day to day affairs and decisions of local authorities, except where spe...
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