§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts what the total grant from the Arts Council to the 12 English regional arts associations is for 1988–89; and what percentage increase this represents over 1987–88.
§ Mr. LuceThe total of basic allocations for 1988–89 is £28,946,840, which represents a 2.7 percentage increase over the total of total allocations for 1987–88. Additional development moneys have not yet been allocated by the Arts Council to individual RAAs, but once this is done the increase will be of the order of 3 per cent.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will publish a table showing(a) his office's grant to the Arts
National Theatre Royal Shakespeare Company English National Opera Royal Opera House 1979–80 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1980–81 107.9 119.8 114.1 111.5 1981–82 120.0 136.0 95.2 128.9 1982–83 136.3 192.5 113.3 148.3 1983–84 142.9 220.1 124.8 165.5 1984–85 145.8 249.7 123.3 177.0 1985–86 144.7 254.7 125.7 192.5 1986–87 162.5 245.5 137.0 187.1 1987–88 162.5 245.5 140.6 189.0 1988–89 162.5 251.6 144.1 192.7
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will publish a table which shows the Arts Council grants to(a) the National Theatre, (b) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (c) the English National Opera, and (d) the Royal Opera House, in each year from 1979–80 to 1988–89.
§ Mr. LuceI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Paisley, South (Mr. Buchan) on 16 February 1988 at column570.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts what additional sum would be required to restore the real value of the Office of Arts and Libraries' grant to the Arts Council to the level of 1979–80.
§ Mr. LuceNone. If the Arts Council's grant had remained constant in real terms, it would have been about £112 million in 1988–89. In fact, it will be £127 million excluding post-abolition funding.
Mr. Fisher: To ask the Minister for the Arts what additional sum would be required to restore the real value 58W Council in cash terms in each year since 1979–80 up to and including 1988–89 and (b) each of those years' grant as a percentage of 1979–80.
§ Mr. LuceThe information requested is follows:
Arts council grant Percentage of 1979–80 £ 1979–80 61,476,000 100 1980–81 70,470,000 114.6 1981–82 80,361,000 130.7 1982–83 90,850,000 147.8 1983–84 94,580,000 153.8 1984–85 100,000,000 162.7 1985–86 105,000,000 170.8 1986–87 135,600,000 220.6 1987–88 138,400,000 225.1 1988–89 150,000,000 244.0
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will publish a table which expresses the Arts Council grant to(a) the National Theatre, (b) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (c) the English National Opera and (d) the Royal Opera House in each year from 1979–80 to 1988–89 as a percentage of 1979–80.
§ Mr. Richard LuceThe information requested is as follows:
of the Arts Council grant to the level of 1979–80 for (a) the National Theatre, (b) the Royal Shakespeare Company, (c) the English National Opera and (d) the Royal Opera House.
§ Mr. LuceThe National Theatre and English National Opera would need cash increases of £954,418 and £1,836,964 respectively.
The Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House already receive more than the 1979–80 level in real terms.
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts what additional sum would be required to restore the real value of the Arts Council grant to each of the 12 English regional arts associations to the level of 1979–80.
§ Mr. LuceI have excluded abolition money from the answer, but in every case, the 1988–89 grant is well above the real-terms equivalent of the 1979–80 grant, as the following table shows:
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RAA 1979–80 Total Grant 1988–89 Real Term Equivalent 1988–89 Basic Grant (Abolition money excluded) Eastern 419,398 768,024 1,942,560 East Midlands 428,033 783,837 1,976,625 Greater London 652,301 1,194,528 2,916,397 Lincs/Humberside 335,893 615,105 955,920 Merseyside 338,147 619,233 735,907 Northern 1,088,960 1,994,161 2,285,515 North West 578,474 1,059,332 1,768,557 Southern 525,050 961,499 1,647,615 South East 318,807 583,816 1,380,330 South West 535,794 981,174 1,765,500 West Midlands 696,735 1,275,898 2,064,108 Yorkshire 444,425 813,854 1,521,769
§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Minister for the Arts if he will publish in theOfficial Report tables showing (a) the Arts Council's grant to each of the 12 regional arts associations
Eastern East Midlands Greater London £ Percentage £ Percentage £ Percentage 1979–80 419,398 100.0 428,033 100.0 652,301 100.0 1980–81 481,180 114.7 579,874 135.5 932,101 142.9 1981–82 541,045 129.0 699,754 163.5 1,209,972 185.5 1982–83 690,483 164.6 824,944 192.7 1,464,087 224.4 1983–84 728,305 173.7 927,160 216.6 1,487,240 228.0 1984–85 889,775 212.2 1,061,119 247.9 1,583,722 242.8 1985–86 1,144,871 273.0 1,627,406 380.2 1,791,430 274.6 1986–87 1,715,344 409.0 1,809,737 422.8 8,427,313 1,292.0 1987–88 1,774,026 423.0 1,873,783 437.8 8,127,248 1,245.9 1988–89 1,942,560 463.2 1,976,625 461.8 7,903,175 1,211.6
Lincolnshire and Humberside Merseyside Northern £ Percentage £ Percentage £ Percentage 1979–80 335,893 100.0 338,147 100.0 1,088,960 100.0 1980–81 390,747 116.3 386,083 114.2 1,306,630 120.0 1981–82 460,691 137.2 444,877 131.6 1,456,051 133.7 1982–83 523,048 155.7 497,419 147.1 1,733,236 159.2 1983–84 556,740 165.7 535,158 158.3 1,819,020 167.0 1984–85 591,050 176.0 583,903 172.7 1,938,659 178.0 1985–86 782,836 233.0 656,000 194.0 2,086,802 191.6 1986–87 904,490 269.3 1,096,830 324.4 3,543,845 325.4 1987–88 962,235 286.5 1,094,270 323.6 3,556,920 326.6 1988–89 955,920 284.6 1,102,155 326.0 3,526,910 323.9
North West Southern South East £ percentage £ percentage £ percentage 1979–80 578,474 100.0 525,050 100.0 318,807 100.0 1980–81 662,483 114.6 618,638 117.8 367,495 115.3 1981–82 751,055 129.8 708,620 135.0 431,274 135.3 1982–83 864,849 149.5 850,418 162.0 540,353 169.5 1983–84 932,393 161.2 884,447 168.4 581,659 182.4 1984–85 1,031,953 178.4 995,088 189.5 628,991 197.3 1985–86 1,493,749 258.2 1,172,470 223.3 1,085,773 340.6 1986–87 1,982,320 342.7 1,298,559 247.3 1,231,962 386.4 1987–88 1,996,480 345.1 1,369,191 260.8 1,303,970 409.0 1988–89 2,144,570 370.7 1,647,615 313.8 1,380,330 433.0 60W
South West West Midlands Yorkshire £ percentage £ percentage £ percentage 1979–80 535,794 100.0 696,735 100.0 444,425 100.0 1980–81 637,082 118.9 803,105 115.3 520,779 117.2 1981–82 702,175 131.1 896,095 128.6 586,900 132.1 1982–83 876,133 163.5 1,034,811 148.5 717,002 161.3 1983–84 883,678 164.9 1,100,434 157.9 737,914 166.0 1984–85 970,894 181.2 1,221,727 175.4 841,602 189.4 1985–86 1,225,052 228.6 1,558,134 223.6 1,338,899 301.3 in cash terms in each year since 1979–80 up to and including 1988–89 and (b) each of those years' grants as a percentage of 1979–80.
§ Mr. LuceThe information requested is as follows: 61W
South West West Midlands Yorkshire £ percentage £ percentage £ percentage 1986–87 1,555,765 290.4 2,291,310 328.9 2,084,900 469.1 1987–88 1,685,317 314.5 2,315,020 332.9 2,117,070 476.4 1988–89 1,765,500 329.5 2,451,180 351.8 2,150,300 483.8 Figures for 1979–80 to 1987–88 are total allocations; the figures for 1988–89, however, are basic allocations as total allocations for 1988–89 have not yet been made by the Arts Council who will allocate some development money to some regions. The 1979–80 to 1987–88 grant figures have already been given in my reply to the hon. Member for Paisley, South (Mr. Buchan) on 16 February 1988 at columns 571–72.