Inquiry into the funding of arts and heritage

25 August 2010

The House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport has launched an inquiry into the funding of arts and heritage and invited submissions of evidence.

Arts professionals were asked to submit evidence and views on key questions affecting the sector.

Interested parties were asked to detail, in no more than 3,000 words, their findings on the following:

• What impact will spending cuts have?
• What can arts organisations do to work together better?
• What level of public subsidy is necessary and sustainable?
• Is the current system and structure of funding distribution the right one?
• What impact might changes to the distribution of National Lottery funds have?
• Do policy guidelines for Lottery funding need to be reviewed?
• What is the impact of recent changes made to the DCMS arm’s-length bodies – in particular the abolition of the UK Film Council and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council?
• Can businesses and philanthropists play a long-term role in funding arts?
• Do there need to be more Government incentives to encourage private donations?

The Committee aims to examine other areas of interest raised during the course of its inquiry.

More information can be found on the Parliament website