Questions from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport:
4.5 Culture - Cultural Education
4.5e What type of evidence exists on the economic and social value of cultural education that also aligns with government appraisal guidelines as outlined in the Culture Heritage Capital programme and Green Book? What methods are effective for social cost benefit analysis, to value wellbeing impacts, and the contribution of cultural education to skills pipelines and creative economy growth?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
4.5 Culture - Cultural Education
4.5a What are the effects, if any, of cultural education on outcomes including, but not limited to: attendance/absenteeism; attainment; non-cognitive outcomes (such as creativity); lifelong earnings; employability and wider social impacts like social cohesion. In particular, are there causal, not just correlative, relationships that are based on long-term studies with sustained impacts?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
4.3 Culture - Climate Change and Net Zero
4.3b How can standard methodologies on measuring greenhouse gas emissions be applied to cultural sectors? What kinds of new sustainability techniques and measures need to be developed specifically for cultural sectors?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
4.2 Culture - Participation and visitor numbers
4.2f How have the needs and values of children and young people changed, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, and are the metrics used to assess engagement with cultural programmes still fit for purpose?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
4.2 Culture - Participation and visitor numbers
4.2c What is the UK's performance in converting international tourist arrivals into culture and heritage venue visits when benchmarked against other comparable nations, and how has this changed over time? ‘What works’ for increasing this conversion into visitors?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026
4.2 Culture - Participation and visitor numbers
4.2a What are the most effective strategies for cultural and heritage institutions, including public libraries, to increase engagement and to diversify their audiences, particularly among young people and ethnic minorities, and those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds?
Department for Culture, Media & Sport, 2026