To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 14 September 2018 to Question 171304 on Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Health, what indicators his Department uses that are informed by wellbeing data and policies his Department has introduced that are based on that data.

Our Annual Report, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-18 (pages 12-51) outlines the wellbeing indicators that are used by DCMS in our policymaking and evaluation. We have introduced various policies to improve wellbeing across the UK. The Civil Society Strategy, published on 9 August 2018, sets out how government will work with and for civil society in the long-term to create a country that works for everyone. The Culture Investment Fund, announced on 12 October, has recently pledged £250 million of new funding for the culture and creative sector, with more than £90m provided to extend the Cultural Development Fund which uses investment in heritage, culture and creativity to drive regeneration and growth.