Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether recovery funding, as laid out in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, is available to public cultural institutions that incur security costs due to terrorist attacks.

Recovery funding is not covered by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Following a terrorist attack, as with any emergency, the relevant department or departments responsible for the sectors affected may consider whether to provide recovery funding. I also refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s answer to PQ 106697.