Speeches

John Pugh – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Pugh on 2014-06-30.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effects of the distribution of cultural funds and subsidies throughout the regions of the UK.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Funding decisions for the arts are made independently of Ministers by Arts Council England (ACE). Earlier this week, ACE announced an increase in the proportion of spend on regional arts and major partner museums.