Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 April 2008.

Arts Council

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the Arts Council is required to provide information to them about the sexuality of members of the management committee, boards, governing bodies or councils of theatre organisations, as stated in question 22 of the Arts Council's grant form; and if so, what the justification is for this requirement.

Answer: Sexual orientation monitoring is not currently a formal DCMS requirement. We recognise, however, that as a responsible public body Arts Council England needs to monitor its overall grant-making programmes in terms of gender, ethnic background, disability and sexual orientation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3015; 700 c275-6WA
Session: 2007-08
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Subjects: Grants Monitoring Sexuality Arts Council England
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk