§ Mrs. Emma NicholsonTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether he will publish in theOfficial Report the total amount spent by the Office of Arts and Libraries, directly and indirectly, on funding (a) orchestral music, (b) non-orchestral music and (c) all music excluding opera for every year from 1979–80 to 1987–88.
§ Mr. Luce[holding answer 16 November 1987]: The information requested is as follows:
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Year Orchestral music Non-orchestral music (including opera) All music excluding opera £ £ £ 1979–80 14,625,033 115,025,013 16,388,096 1980–81 15,327,411 116,702,851 17,096,405 1981–82 16,117,281 118,827,504 18,063,864 1982–83 7,091,157 22,064,401 9,428,942 1983–84 7,290,855 24,173,188 9,749,017 1984–85 7,542,318 25,130,648 10,283,561 1985–86 7,584,718 26,282,454 10,777,805 1986–87 10,290,459 28.920,837 14,463,185 1987–88 2 2 2 1 Two regional arts authorities were unable to break down their music budgets in these years. The totals above do not therefore include the music budgets of these two regional arts authorities. 2 Firm figures for 1987–88 are not yet available.
§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Minister for the Arts how much of the Office of Arts and Libraries expenditure directly and indirectly, on music, excluding opera, has been set aside for the replacement of Greater London council and metropolitan county council grants to music in every year since the Greater London council and the metropolitan county councils were abolished; which institutions have benefited; and by how much.
§ Mr. Luce[holding answer 16 November 1987]: The available information is as follows:
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1986–87 £ London Philharmonic Orchestra 222,500 London Symphony Orchestra 230,000 Philharmonia Orchestra 265,750 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 266,250 Halle Concerts Society 412,000 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society (including the Philharmonic Hall) 659,175 Northern Sinfonia 180,000 Northern Sinfonia Lunchtime Concerts 5,000 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 308,628 Newcastle City Symphony Concerts Series 20,000 Sunderland Empire Lunchtime Concerts 5,000 Jazz Central, Birmingham 2,500 Asian Music Academy and Resources Centre 19,800 Atum Community Music 5,250 Black Music Archive 32,500 Black Music Association UK Ltd. 16,200 Camden Jazz Week 6,615 Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eirann 1,470 Cultural Co-operative 65,000 Dadakrama 24,500 East London African Arts 4,000 Endymion Ensemble 25,200 Firehouse Population Music Centre 10,000 Foundation for African Arts 26,055 Dishari Shilipi Gosthi 9,920 Grand Union 12,840 Lewisham Academy of Music 32,500 Linking Music 22,000 Live Music Now 10,920 London Brotherhood of Steel 10,400 Mela Multi-Cultural Festival 1,450 National Interest Band 2,650 Over Music Group 19,300 Pyramid Arts Development Co. Ltd. 27,535 Rayman Chinese Orchestra 5,460 Sugumugu Sundae 13,400 Tower Hamlet Youth Music Workshop 11,600 Triangle Music Workshop 19,200 Safrica 25,000 West London Women's Music Project 24,050 Wilf Walker Entertainments Ltd. 28,050
1986–87 £ Woolwich Simba Project 8,000 Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra 16,450 Youth and Music 19,400 Zion Music Workshop 32,240 Total 3,165,758 Full outturn figures for 1987–88 are not yet available.