Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 99182

Museums and Galleries

Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025

Question

Nigel Huddleston

ConservativeDroitwich and Evesham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the survival of local museums in a) England and b) Worcestershire.

Answer

Ian Murray
This Government supports museums nationwide through direct funding of National museums, funding of the Arts Council, and the administration of tax schemes like the Museums VAT Refund Scheme, and the Museums and Galleries Exhibitions Tax Relief. In October...

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