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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage performing arts organisations, museums and galleries to celebrate the Commonwealth prior to the Commonwealth Summit in London in April 2018.

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has written to the Department's Arms Length Bodies to increase and encourage participation in the Commonwealth Summit celebrations. Departmental officials are continuing to work with the Commonwealth Summit Unit to put together a national package.