§ Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknishasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the annual grant given to the Scottish Arts Council; what musical organisations receive grants from the council, and what is the size of each grant; and what were the equivalent figures for each of the last two years.
Viscount AstorGrant in aid to the Scottish Arts Council in the past three years has been:
Year Amount (£million) 1991–92 19.69 1992–93 22.69 1993–94 23.5 I am advised that some £7.98 million has been allocated for support for music in 1993–94. Individual grants are made to a large number of organisations, and, while allocations have been made for categories of support, it is not yet possible to give a breakdown of organisations which will receive grants this year. The major recipients and categories of small grant recipients for 1991–92 and 1992–93 are:
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1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ Scottish Opera 3,860,000 4,360,000 Royal Scottish Orchestra 1,735,000 1,821,750 Scottish Chamber Orchestra 735,000 800,000 Scottish Baroque Ensemble 107,000 112,350 Capella Nova 8,500 13,925 The John Currie Singers 17,000 20,000
1991–92 £ 1992–93 £ ECAT 21,500 22,575 Edinburgh Chamber Music Trust 20,000 10,000 The Leda Trust 2,000 5,000 Paragon Ensemble 21,500 31,500 Scottish Early Music Association 10,000 15,000 Assembly Direct 16,000 67,825 Jazz Network 50,500 — The Queen's Hall (Edinburgh) 12,500 10,000 The Scottish Music Information Centre 26,000 60,000 Bach Easter Trust 1,000 — Music Clubs and Arts Guilds 148,000 155,000 Jazz Clubs 8,500 — Amateur Opera 6,000 6,300 National Federation of Music Societies 42,000 45,925 The Hebrides Ensemble 10,000 15,000 Chamber Group of Scotland — 10,000 Educational Activities 2,620 10,000 Projects and Schemes 83,680 91,925 Composers' Bursaries — 20,000 Traditional Music — 50,000 Local Authority Developments — 20,000 Early Music — 30,000 Jazz Projects — 23,925