Invested an unprecedented £1.6 billion package of emergency cultural funding during the pandemic, supporting nearly 220,000 jobs and 5,000 organisations. An independent report revealed that the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund increased the income of supported cultural organisations by 140 per cent during the pandemic, ensuring their survival.

Froze the TV licence fee for two years, supporting families in the face of rising living costs. The BBC is a great national institution but to help with the cost-of-living, the Conservatives froze the licence fee for two years.

Set out new standards for equal access to sports, clearly stating girls and boys should be offered the same sports during PE and extracurricular time in schools. The Conservatives invested up to £57 million for the school facilities programme to open up more school sport facilities outside of school hours, especially targeted at girls, disadvantaged pupils and SEND pupils.

Successfully hosted the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

The UK is the second largest exporter of television programming, the fourth largest exporter of film content and is home to the second largest film studio. The UK exports more television than any other country excluding the US, is the fourth largest exporter of film content and is home to the second largest film studio globally at Shepperton Studios, attracting investment in our creative industry.