A question on #BridportArtsCentreAndDorchesterArts #Finance tabled by Edward Morello on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Chris Bryant.

Heading: Bridport Arts Centre and Dorchester Arts: Finance
Question ID: 1817750
UIN: 63723
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 5326
Asking Member display name: Edward Morello
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has held recent discussions with (a) Bridport Arts Centre and (b) Dorchester Arts on access to capital funding (i) to tackle maintenance backlogs and (ii) for modernisation
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Date answered: 2025-07-08
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Answering Member ID: 1446
Answering Member display name: Chris Bryant
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Answer text: Our arms-length body Arts Council England (ACE) is investing £176,345 over three years in Bridport Arts Centre as part of their National Portfolio 2023-26 (NPO). In 2024/25 ACE granted a further £20,000 to Bridport Arts Centre from their Area Funds to exp...
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Answering body ID: 217
Answering body name: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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