HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc549-50W
Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many community and amateur sports clubs will benefit from the revised Charity Commission guidelines on charitable status. [25001]

Arts Council
£000
Funding in each year since 1995 (grant-in-aid and lottery combined)
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01
GIA and Lottery funding 435,327 426,013 454,788 400,904 416,271 420,584
Proportion spent on salaries (percentage) 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6
How much spent on salaries 3,481 4,351 6,020 6,457 5,603 6,615
Average salary of ACE employee 21 21 22 23 28 33

Mr. Caborn

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Lidington), on 13 December 2001,Official Report, column 1029W.