HC Deb 30 January 1997 vol 289 cc314-5W
Mr. Fisher

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the grant in aid to the Arts Council for each year since 1993–94, together with the estimates for (a) 1998–99 and (b) 1999–2000, (i) in cash terms and (ii) indicating the annual change in each year in (1) cash, (2) real and (3) percentage terms. [13205]

£ million
1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
Cash 1189.15 185.99 191.13 186.13 186.10 184.60 183.49
Annual cash — (3.16) 5.14 (5.00) (0.03) (1.50) (1.11)
change — (1.67 per cent.) (2.76 per cent.) (2.62 per cent.) (0.02 per cent.) (0.81 per cent.) (0.60 per cent.)
1995–96 prices2 197.37 190.70 191.13 181.59 178.00 173.10 168.69
Annual "real terms" — (6.67) 0.43 (9.54) (3.59) (4.90) (4.21)
change — (3.37 per cent.) (0.22 per cent.) (4.99 per cent.) (4.1 per cent.) (1.98 per cent.) (2.43 per cent.)
Cumulative — (3.16) 1.98 (3.02) (3.05) (4.55) (5.66)
cash change from 1993–94 — (1.67 per cent.) (1.05 per cent) (1.59 per cent.) (1.61 per cent.) (2.41 per cent.) (2.99 per cent.)
"Real terms" — (6.67) (6.24) (15.78) (19.37) (24.27) (28.68)
change from 1993–94 — (3.38 per cent.) (3.16 per cent.) (7.99 per cent.) (9.81 per cent.) (12.30 percent.) (14.53 per cent.)
1 The Arts Council of England came into being in April 1994. The sum shown for 1993–94 is an estimate of that attributable to England from the grant in aid to the Arts Council of Great Britain.
2 Cash adjustment by GDP deflator (basis: 1995–96).