§ Mr. FabricantTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the arts received from the ABSA partnership scheme in current prices in each year since its establishment. [10825]
§ Mr. Fisher[holding answer 28 July 1997]: The amount of public funding made available to the arts through the national heritage arts sponsorship scheme since its inception, in cash terms and at current prices, is as follows:
£ million Year Pairing scheme grant (Cash) Pairing scheme grant (1996–97 prices) 1984–85 0.40 0.69 1985–96 1.25 2.04 1986–87 1.75 2.78 1987–88 1.85 2.79 1988–89 2.50 3.53 1989–90 3.00 3.96 1990–91 3.50 4.28 1991–92 3.50 4.02 1992–93 4.50 4.96 1993–94 4.50 4.82 1994–96 4.80 5.07 1995–96 5.55 5.70 1996–97 5.05 5.05 The business sponsorship incentive scheme was launched on 1 October 1994. It was relaunched in February 1995 as the national heritage arts sponsorship scheme—the "pairing scheme".