Funding to the arts, culture and heritage sector
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WQ.359/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
BY DEPUTY J. RENOUF OF ST. BRELADE
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 6th OCTOBER 2025
Question
"In relation to the Government funding of 1% of its overall revenue expenditure to the arts, culture and heritage sector, will the Minister –
- provide a list of organisations and services that will receive such funding for the period 2025 to 2028, including the amounts allocated to each organisation and service in each year;
- explain how inflation allocations for "pay and non-pay" as set out on page 47 of the Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 have been applied to each organisation and service receiving funding;
- advise what assessments, if any, have been made to inform funding decisions for these organisations and services, what officer advice was received and what consultation with recipients was undertaken; and
- undertake to publish the proposed amounts allocated to each organisation and service over the period 2026 to 2029?"
Answer
Further to the answer to WQ.362/2025, the 1% for Culture, Arts and Heritage relates to several funding streams across different departments. The answer to this question therefore relates only to those areas within the portfolio of the Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
a), b) & c) Arm's Length Bodies and partner organisations are currently in the process of finalising their 2026 business plans for review by Ministers. Until this process has concluded, no final allocations have been made for 2026 or future years.
The Deputy will further be aware of Government grants for projects or organisations that support the objectives of the Arts Strategy, Music Strategy and Heritage Strategy. These funds are distributed in funding rounds during the year based on applications received and evaluated. It is therefore not possible to confirm which groups will receive funding ahead of the 2026 application process commencing in Q1.
d) Yes, the Government has recently published its first Delivery Update for Arts, Culture and Heritage, covering the year 2024. Future delivery updates will be published for each year of the forthcoming Budget.