A generous funding settlement for the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), which will allow continued investment in the arts and cultural sectors, has been announced today by the Government.
This builds on record investment in arts and culture over the past 10 years so that an even wider range of people will benefit from high quality cultural experiences.
This settlement will also help to ensure that DCMS’ sectors continue to thrive and flourish, maintaining the UK’s reputation for cultural and sporting excellence. It will enable the Department to:
- maintain funding for real terms growth for arts, museums and galleries, including maintaining free access to national museums and contributing to the Cultural Olympiad;
- deliver an improved offer of five hours of high quality PE a week for all children aged five to 16, and three hours of sport for those aged 16 to19, in conjunction with the Department for Children, Schools and Families; and
- contribute to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including a sustainable sporting legacy.
Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, James Purnell, said
“Arts, culture and sport are at the heart of the Government’s mission to develop talent and provide opportunity for all. Over the next three years, thanks to a generous funding settlement, we will ensure that these sectors continue to thrive and flourish, maintaining the UK’s reputation for cultural and sporting excellence.”
Notes to Editors
This additional investment will be coupled with a series of reforms within DCMS in line with its recent Capability Review and an ambitious value for money reform programme, which will generate annual net cash-releasing savings of £148 million by 2010-11.
Table:
|
Culture, Media and Sport baseline and additions
|
|
|
£ million
|
|
|
Baseline |
Additions
|
|
|
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
|
Resource DEL |
1,562 |
63 |
124 |
198 |
|
of which near-cash |
1,374 |
37 |
75 |
114 |
|
of which administration |
50 |
-1 |
-2 |
-4 |
|
Total DEL1 |
1,688 |
870 |
293 |
523 |
1 Full resource budgeting basis, net of depreciation.
For further details on DCMS’s settlement and their Departmental Strategic Objectives over the CSR07 period, please see The 2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review: Meeting the aspirations of the British people
The Government today announced 30 cross-departmental Public Service Agreements, setting out the top priorities for the CSR07 period. For further details on these please see the Treasury's website.
