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	answer has question	6pbLxQws
	answer has answering person	Julia Louise Lopez
	answer text	<p>Arts Council England, which is funded by taxpayers and National Lottery players, is working with Brass Bands England, the sector support organisation for brass bands. In particular, it is providing support to brass bands across the country to develop their membership and audiences.</p><p>While there are no specific plans for the funding of brass bands in Telford and Wrekin borough or Shropshire at present, brass bands from anywhere in the country are eligible to apply for Arts Council England’s National Lottery project grants. Since April 2022, the Arts Council has provided over £500,000 of funding for 21 applications from brass bands. It also provides annual funding to the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and the organisation Making Music, both of which support youth and amateur adult brass bands.</p>
	answer given date	2024-03-20
	answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	written answer has answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has written answer	z2WqKA91
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	answering body has answer	z2WqKA91
6pbLxQws	question has answer	z2WqKA91
Julia Louise Lopez	answering person has answer	z2WqKA91