§ Mr. LepperTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make a statement on the roles of the Film Council and the British Film Institute in supporting the national and regional development of film and moving image exhibitions, education and archives. [111365]
§ Janet AndersonFrom April 2000, Government funding to support film and moving image culture will flow through the Film Council. The Film Council will develop a cultural strategy in close consultation with the British Film Institute, and agree broad objectives with the BFI arising from the strategy. The BFI will then develop detailed plans for the delivery of those objectives in its specialist areas, education, exhibition and collections. The BFI and the Film Council will also work closely with regional partners to ensure wide access to the benefits of Government support.