Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 15235

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to facilitate the answering of written Parliamentary Questions by Hon Members about operational matters of Arts Council of England, by copying or depositing the rep

Answer

Ian Murray

As noted in the Cabinet Office Guide to Parliamentary Work, there is no provision for arm’s length bodies such as Arts Council England (ACE) to provide a reply directly to Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs). DCMS strives to provide full responses to a...

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