Chris Green – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Green on 2016-02-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to support the Northern Powerhouse through funding for the arts.

Mr Edward Vaizey

This Government will continue to invest in the great towns and cities of the North to support growth and increase engagement in the arts through our capital funding and investment by the Arts Council. We will support innovative exciting arts and culture projects such as the Factory in Manchester and the Great Exhibition which will celebrate the fantastic culture of the North.