HC Deb 03 April 1990 vol 170 cc506-7W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will give a breakdown by(a) region and (b) art form of current levels of corporate sponsorship for the arts.

Mr. Luce

[holding answer 2 April 1990]: Figures for overall corporate sponsorship of the arts are not available. The latest regional and art form breakdowns for sponsorship under my business sponsorship incentive scheme are set out in the table.

Artform breakdown—Financial year 1988–89
Artform Awards Number BSIS £ Sponsorship £
Music 119 816,129 1,551,174
Theatre 82 509,529 1,029,438
Festivals 54 531,070 856,673
Visual Art 41 376,234 1,071,477
Opera 19 240,657 493,167
Museums 14 111,676 287,175
Dance 11 169,002 588750
Film/Video 7 52,001 96,000
Artform Awards Number BSIS £ Sponsorship £
Literature 6 59,477 77,810
Building/Refurbishment 2 39,000 64,000
Photography 1 6,899 20,698
Total 356 2,911,674 6,136,362
Regional breakdown—Financial year 1988–89
Region Awards Number BSIS £ Sponsorship £
London 77 969,809 2,446,989
Scotland 42 310,467 543,236
Wales 35 204,030 264,360
Eastern 26 121,620 225,858
South West 24 143,632 238,389
Southern 23 173,293 436,378
Yorkshire 23 122,959 220,423
West Midlands 22 184,436 275,402
Cross-Regional 18 180,885 630,413
Northern 17 69,449 102,257
South East 15 141,000 217,000
North West 12 100,534 280,600
East Midlands 9 78,010 88,010
Merseyside 7 79,500 128,500
Lincolnshire and Humberside 5 7,050 7,050
International 1 25,000 31,500
Total 356 2,911,674 6,136,362