Both Arts Council England (ACE) and the Government have committed to addressing the geographic imbalance in England’s arts funding, but neither has indicated that this progress will take place with the “greater urgency” proposed following the recent Select Committee inquiry into the work of Arts Council England. In its formal response to the Committee’s recommendations, the Government concurs that “there is much more to do and much further to go” in the re-distribution of arts funding.

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