West Midlands Arts Council

HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 cc51-2W

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what funding the west midlands arts council has received in each of the last five years. [25254]

Mr. Dorrell

Central Government funding for the regional arts boards is delivered through three non-departmental public bodies: the Arts Council of England, the British Film Institute, and the Crafts Council. The funding from each of these bodies for the West Midlands arts board in each of the past five years is as follows:

	Ace	BFI	Craft Council
1990–91	2,811,908	109,250	49,000
1991–92	3,161,366	127,444	55,500

	Ace	BFI	Crafts Council
1992–93	13,644,064	130,970	64,900
1993–94	3,878,697	112,292	67,200
1994–95	25,588,887	130,970	73,000
1This figure includes £95,000 as a result of the delegation of funding responsibility to West Midlands Arts Board for clients from the Arts Council.
2 This figure includes £1.6 million as a result of the delegation of funding responsibility to West Midlands Arts Board for four theatres in the region from the Arts Council.