§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the planned summary allocation of Arts Council spending for 1993–94 by regional arts board areas and on a per capita basis.
§ Mr. Brooke[holding answer 14 April 1993]: The figures requested are as shown in the table. It includes all Arts Council spending regionally:
Regional arts board area Arts Council and RAB spending1 1993–94 Population2 Per capita (£000) (000) (£) London 372,254 6,794 10.63 Southern 4,778 4,548 1.05 South Eastern 3,196 3,945 0.81 South West 5,377 3,779 1.42 Eastern 7,125 5,708 1.25 East Midlands 4,701 3,342 1.41 West Midlands 415,361 5,219 2.94 Yorkshire and Humberside 10,256 4,952 2.07 North West 11,202 6,474 1.73 Northern 6,361 3,075 2.07 1 Includes grants to national companies. Does not include touring, for which no regional breakdown is available. 2 Based on OPCS figures, 1990. 3 Includes estimate of £3.332 million for support for the Royal Shakespeare Company's London activity. 4 Includes estimate of £5.138 million for support for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford.
§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what weight is given to population and to cultural deprivation in the assessment of Arts Council allocations to regional arts boards.
§ Mr. Brooke[holding answer 14 April 1993]: In assessing allocation to RABs, the Arts Council takes population and cultural deprivation into account along with a range of other factors, one of which is the level of direct funding by the council to organisations within the RAB area.