§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which theatres in England have received Arts Council grants in(a) 1996 and (b) 1997; and how much they received in each case. [5262]
§ Mr. FisherGrant in aid funding to building-based theatre companies is channelled through the Arts Council of England and the 10 Regional Arts Boards.
During 1996–97, 54 building-based producing theatre companies received grants totalling £16,845,664 from the Regional Arts Boards. In 1997–98 53 such companies received a total of £17,006,814. A further four building-based companies received funding directly from the Arts Council of England. This totalled £20,698,000 in both years.
A complete list of the grants received in 1996–97 and 1997–98 is as follows:
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Grant aid to building based, producing theatre companies by Regional Arts Board RAB/ACE expenditure on building based theatre companies 1996–97 (actual) £ 1997–98 (budget) £ Eastern Arts Board Cambridge Arts Theatre 50,000 50,000 Colchester Mercury Theatre 220,000 220,000 Ipswich Wolsey Theatre 322,750 322,750 Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds 45,000 45,000 Westcliffe Palace Theatre 45,000 45,000 Watford Palace Theatre 204,500 204,500 East Midlands Arts Board Derby Playhouse 273,100 313,100 Leicester Haymarket 858,450 908,450 Northampton Rep. 184,310 184,310 Nottingham Theatre 714,300 714,300 London Arts Board Almeida Theatre 408,182 408,182 Bush Theatre 206,500 206,500 Gate Theatre 15,352 15,352 Greenwich Theatre 191,000 191,000 Hampstead Theatre 234,400 234,400 Kings Head Theatre 38,222 38,222 Lyric Theatre 307,300 307,300 Orange Tree 136,557 136,557 Polka Theatre 221,200 221,200 Soho Theatre 119,000 119,000 Theatre Royal Stratford 392,237 392,237 Tricycle Theatre 224,735 224,735 Unicorn Theatre 307,500 307,500 Warehouse Theatre Croydon 39,675 39,675 Young Vic 518,714 518,714 Northern Arts Board Northern Stage 639,250 664,250 North West Arts Board Bolton Octagon 255,600 255,600 Chester Gateway 148,500 148,500 Liverpool Everyman 210,000 170,000 Manchester Royal Exchange 1,333,250 1,333,250 Contact Theatre 425,100 425,100 Oldham Coliseum 224,400 224,400 Liverpool Repertory Theatre 430,000 430,000 Dukes Theatre 173,850 173,850
Grant aid to building based, producing theatre companies by Regional Arts Board RAB/ACE expenditure on building based theatre companies 1996–97 (actual) £ 1997–98 (budget) £ Southern Arts Basingstoke Haymarket 90,000 90,000 Southampton Nuffield Theatre 328,000 343,000 Salisbury Playhouse 292,900 292,900 Newbury Watermill 20,000 20,000 South East Arts Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 125,000 40,000 Chichester Festival Theatre 8,050 75,000 Leatherhead Thorndike Theatre 180,100 — South West Arts Bristol Old Vic 550,250 585,250 Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre 234,830 234,830 Exeter Northcott Theatre 233,000 233,000 Plymouth Theatre Royal 505,450 570,450 West Midlands Arts Board Coventry Belgrade Theatre 465,000 515,500 Birmingham Repertory Theatre 870,000 870,000 New Victoria Theatre 399,000 499,000 Worcester Swan Theatre 164,500 164,500 Yorkshire and Humberside Arts Board Harrogate Theatre 176,300 176,300 Sheffield Theatres 641,400 641,400 Stephen Joseph Theatre 211,200 230,000 York Theatre Royal 392,000 392,000 West Yorkshire Playhouse 840,750 840,750 Arts Council of England Royal National Theatre 11,167,000 11,167,000 Royal Shakespeare Company 8,470,000 8,470,000 The Royal Court (English Stage Co.) 911,000 911,000 Donmar Warehouse 150,000 150,000 Total 37,543,664 37,704,814 Compiled from RAB and ACE annual budget.