Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the answer to 22 July 2026, to Question 18829, on National Gallery, if she will ask the National Gallery to provide the business case for the £250,000 of expenditure on a Citizen's Assembly, and place the documentation in the Library.

The National Gallery is operationally independent of the government and decisions about public engagement, including those relating to the NG Citizens programme, are taken by its trustees.

Participants are paid for their time at a rate of £15 per hour and are reimbursed for relevant expenses.