Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to expand the eligibility criteria for Museum and Gallery Exhibition Tax Relief to include local authority-operated museums.

The Government supports museums and galleries through both public spending and the tax system. In 2025/26, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provided over £500 million in grants to museums and galleries across England.

Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief (MGETR) is a Corporation Tax relief available to qualifying exhibition production companies, including companies wholly owned by local authorities. A local authority-operated museum without a separate trading company cannot claim the relief.