Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 121775

Museums and Galleries

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the museum sector.

Answer

Ian Murray
In January, the DCMS Secretary of State announced a historic £1.5 billion funding package for culture, to save more than 1000 arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings across England from closure. £160 million of this funding is earmarked for...

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