Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 111718
Arts: Political Impartiality
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 12 February 2026
Question
Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative — Hertsmere
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance her Department provides to Arts Council England regarding the political neutrality of National Portfolio Organisations.
Answer
Ian MurrayThe government is committed to freedom of speech, including in the cultural sector, and the Secretary of State has expressed an unequivocal ambition that the era of the government stoking “culture wars” should be over. The government is clear that whilst ...
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