HC Deb 15 July 1997 vol 298 cc113-4W
Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery funding has been awarded to(a) opera music related projects and (b) jazz music related projects. [7855]

Mr. Fisher

To date, the following sums have been awarded:

  1. (a) In the Arts Council of England's National Lottery Capital programme, 23 opera projects have been awarded in principle funds totalling £80,064,341.48 opera projects applying to the A4E Express programme have been awarded £208,000.
  2. (b) In the Arts Council of England's National Lottery Capital programme, 12 jazz projects have been awarded in principle £824,351.115 jazz projects applying to the A4E Express programme have been awarded £509,000.