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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of implementing the proposals for tax incentives in the Independent Review of Arts Council England, published on 16 December 2025.

With regard to tax incentive recommendations in the Arts Council England Review, the government already provides the culture and creative industries with tax reliefs, which are some of the most generous in the world. They provided £2.4 billion support in 2023-24 - including £261 million for Theatres Tax Relief, £50 million for Orchestras Tax Relief, and £28 million in Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief. The Chancellor considers changes to the tax system at fiscal events in the usual way and in the context of the wider public finances.

The government is now considering the Review with relevant departments and the Arts Council, and will publish a response shortly.