Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 7 Jan 2022 Closed: 3 Feb 2023 Parliament page
The role that culture might play in delivering a Government commitment to level up the country is the focus of a new inquiry launched today, Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda. The DCMS Committee’s inquiry will consider funding for cultural initiatives and how well the … Read more
9 Recommendations
13 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
3 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
14 Jun
2022
14 Jun
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
21 Apr
2022
21 Apr
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
22 Mar
2022
22 Mar
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Global Academy, Hayes
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
Dr Darren Henley CBE · Arts Council England Duncan Wilson OBE · Historic England The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Tom Stickland · Theatres Trust
Clare Reddington · Watershed Councillor Abi Brown · Stoke-on-Trent City Council Keith Merrin · Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums Sanaz Amidi · Rosetta Arts Tim Joel · Preston City Council
Jonty Archibald · Global Academy Professor Dave O'Brien Professor Judith Mossman Professor Simon Shepherd
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
2 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - Reimagining where w…
The Government should take steps to level up cultural opportunities and production across the country...
The Government should take steps to level up cultural opportunities and production across the country through its proposed statutory framework set out in the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill currently working its way through Parliament. We recommend that the Government commits … Read more
Government Response
The government highlights steps taken to rebalance funding across regions and commits additional Arts Council England funding to benefit culture and creativity outside London but does not explicitly commit to incorporating support for local arts and culture into the Statement for Levelling-Up Missions.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Government Response AI assessment · 22 of 9 classified

Total 9 recs + 13 conclusions