Music: Coventry
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Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Coventry City Council on the future funding for free music festivals in Coventry; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 5th November 2018
We announced, in December last year, that Coventry would be the UK City of Culture 2021. To support this the government will invest £8.5 million in Coventry’s plans to showcase the city which will include a wide range of arts and cultural events.