Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria she plans to use to determine funding under the DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund.

The DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund is open to bids from accredited museums, museum services and galleries in England that either hold at least one designated collection, or are current Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs).

Bids submitted for consideration must meet at least one of the following criteria:

1. Material improvements to the display and interpretation of collections, in permanent galleries, exhibition spaces and public spaces, to enhance visitor experience.

2. Improvements to access and/or interpretation for visitors with disabilities, for children and young people, and/or underrepresented audiences.

3. Improvements to environmental controls, collections storage and conservation facilities to enhance the care of collections.

Further balancing criteria and an outline of the assessment process can be found in the application guidance here.