Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 62534
Culture: Lancashire
Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025
Question
Sir Mark Hendrick
Labour (Co-op) — Preston
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has allocated to local authorities to provide arts and culture in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire over the next three years.
Answer
Chris BryantTypically, DCMS does not directly fund local authorities, nor their arts and cultural organisations, which are commonly funded by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and Arts Council England.In last month’s spending review, the gove...
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