Arts: Local Provision Debate

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Arts: Local Provision

Lord Scott of Foscote Excerpts
Tuesday 10th May 2011

(13 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Rawlings Portrait Baroness Rawlings
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The noble Lord brings up a very good point regarding the Cultural Olympiad, with which we in the department are all deeply involved. He is absolutely right and that is what we hope to continue to do.

Lord Scott of Foscote Portrait Lord Scott of Foscote
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My Lords, is it right that the Department for Communities and Local Government is preparing guidelines to assist local authorities in deciding what approach to take to proposed cuts in the fields of the arts, heritage and sports? If it is right, is it right also that these are proposed to be given statutory effect? Will the guidelines, once produced, come before Parliament for approbation?

Baroness Rawlings Portrait Baroness Rawlings
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To return to the actual funding, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport feels strongly that individual arts funding decisions must be taken at arm’s length through Arts Council England.