In both Spending Reviews, this government has now grown spending overall whilst cutting Culture, Media and Sport

Change in Total Departmental Expenditure Limits (real terms)

Campaign for the Arts analysis of real annual growth in total DEL from OBR Economic and fiscal outlook (October 2024) and Spending Review (June 2025). Adjusted for inflation using GDP deflator (March 2025).
Chart: Campaign for the Arts Source: HM Treasury, OBR Created with Datawrapper