AQW 52977/22-27
Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim
Tabled Date: 24/09/2026
Answered On Date: 05/10/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities for an updated timeline on any policies related to the Heritage, Culture and Creativity Programme.
Answer:
Significant progress has been made across all four policy areas in the current phase of the Heritage, Culture and Creativity Programme. A public consultation on the development of a new Museums Policy opened on 27 April 2026 and has now concluded. Officials are currently analysing the responses received, and a departmental response will be published in due course. A public consultation to inform a new Historic Environment Policy opened on 14 August 2026 and will remain open until 23 October 2026. On 30 September 2026 a public consultation to inform the development of a new policy in respect of public libraries opened and will remain open until 25 November 2026. Work on a public consultation in respect of a new Arts Policy is at an advanced stage and further details will be announced shortly. It remains my expectation that all four policies will be in place early in 2027.
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