Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of (a) directors or senior managers and (b) trustees of the Major Partner Museums 2015-18 are women.

Of the 21 Major Partner Museums 2015-18, 57.1% of Directors are female. Of the senior management, management committees, boards, and governing bodies or councils of these Museums, 33.4% are female, of the 55.9% who disclosed this information. Information of this nature on trustees is not requested as part of the application process but Arts Council England are looking at this for future applications.