§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which BBC film projects have been awarded National Lottery funding; to what value in each case; and on what conditions. [114350]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 13 March 2000]: There have been no National Lottery awards to the BBC for film production. However, the BBC has co-financed with The Arts Councils of England and Wales, and with other financiers, the films on the following list which shows the amount of National Lottery money received.
Standard conditions for film production awards are published in the guidelines for applicants, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House. Conditions specific to a particular project are a commercial matter and regarded as confidential for that reason.
Project Award amount (£) Distributing body Features Ratcatcher 615,000 Arts Council of England The Darkest Light 708,000 Arts Council of England The Last Yellow 550,000 Arts Council of England A Room for Romeo Brass 850,000 Arts Council of England Among Giants 665,000 Arts Council of England Divorcing Jack 800,000 Arts Council of England Hideous Kinky 1,070,000 Arts Council of England Love is the Devil 364,551 Arts Council of England Speak Like a Child 433,896 Arts Council of England The Governess 907,075 Arts Council of England Frantz Fanon 84,000 Arts Council of England Love and Death on Long Island 750,000 Arts Council of England Metroland 865,000 Arts Council of England My Son the Fanatic 750,000 Arts Council of England Peggy Su! 500,000 Arts Council of England Photographing Fairies 890,000 Arts Council of England Sixth Happiness 469,727 Arts Council of England The Revengers Comedies 950,000 Arts Council of England Wilde 1,500,000 Arts Council of England Pandaemonium 655,094 Arts Council of England Five Seconds to Spare 1,009,500 Arts Council of England One of the Hollywood Ten 450,000 Arts Council of Wales Y Mabinogi 207,137 Arts Council of Wales Shorts The Night Frontier 18,635 Arts Council of England The Albatross 29,000 Arts Council of England The Queen's Monastery 35,000 Arts Council of England