Mr. McLennanTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the breakdown of awards to arts organisations under the business sponsorship incentive scheme by regional arts association areas, Wales and Scotland for each year since its inception.
§ Mr. LuceA regional breakdown from October 1984 to 1987–88, in descending order of awards under the business sponsorship incentive scheme, is as follows:
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Scheme started 1 October 1984 Region Awards BSIS Sponsorship 1984–85 London 14 217,800 888,232 National 11 113,433 353,791 Northern 5 22,310 66,925 Yorkshire 4 63,350 215,050 South West 4 41,332 128,994 Scotland 4 38,706 196,114 Southern 3 48,417 245,250 West Midlands 3 42,501 127,500 Wales 3 32,500 112,500 North West 2 45,000 160,000 Eastern 2 11,751 35,250 East Midlands 1 15,000 45,000 Merseyside 1 3,000 9,000 International — — — Lincolnshire and Humberside — — — South East — — — Total 57 695,100 2,583,606 1985–86 London 39 363,039 1,184,000 Scotland 19 124,620 285,450 Southern 18 85,101 188,522 South West 17 73,027 172,726 Eastern 16 64,152 175,850 National 13 136,379 324,930 West Midlands 10 65,402 130,980 North West 8 75,684 90,900 Wales 8 54,335 122,500 Northern 7 24,500 43,300 East Midlands 7 14,434 21,100 South East 6 58,500 167,070 Merseyside 4 52,750 80,250 Lincolnshire and Humberside 2 14,000 14,000 Yorkshire 2 7,000 7,000 International 1 5,000 5,000 Total 177 1,217,923 3,012,578 1986–87
Region Awards BSIS Sponsorship London 44 435,176 1,537,007 Southern 25 161,408 256,322 National 22 270,887 522,592 Scotland 21 122,214 430,974 Yorkshire 15 88,833 130,500 West Midlands 14 64,967 88,900 Wales 12 81,917 155,417 South West 12 69,717 79,050 Northern 12 59,440 77,440 Eastern 12 74,785 86,415 North West 8 25,384 42,050 South East 8 58,500 58,500 East Midlands 6 8,600 10,600 Lincolnshire and Humberside 6 10,234 19,700 Merseyside 3 12,500 12,500 International 1 8,500 8,500 Total 223 1,553,062 3,516,467 1987–88 London 36 354,329 779,097 Scotland 26 1193,352 1348,438 Southern 19 131,386 168,550 South East 15 115,385 232,650 National 15 156,665 359,992 Wales 14 82,334 142,700 West Midlands 13 56,584 68,550 South West 12 84,250 188,375 Eastern 10 62,500 116,850 Yorkshire 10 56,267 142,050 North West 9 36,584 112,250 Northern 7 38,535 64,501 East Midlands 5 12,760 12,760 Lincolnshire and Humberside 5 9,834 14,500 International 3 35,000 90,000 Merseyside 2 7,250 17,750 Total 201 1,433,015 2,859,013 1 Since the Written Answer on 6 February at column 544, the figures have been slightly re-adjusted in the light of further information.