§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much public funding was given to touring opera companies in the last three available years; what was the breakdown of this funding; and if he will make a statement. [31398]
§ Mr. Fisher[holding answer 2 March 1998]: The table gives a breakdown of grant-in-aid allocated by the Arts Council of England to touring opera companies operated in England for the most recent three years for which figures are available.
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£ 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 (projected) Touring Department Opera/Music Theatre Projects 200,259 239,530 390,800 Scottish Opera 300,000 250,700 164,833 Total 500,259 490,230 555,633 Music Department Opera/Music Theatre Projects 197,250 256,182 167,090 Regularly funded clients: Central Birmingham Touring Opera 157,900 157,900 157,900 English Touring Opera 812,900 887,000 887,000 Glyndebourne 710,000 710,000 710,000 Opera Factory 120,000 100,000 100,000 Opera North 4,834,000 4,834,000 5,034,000 Welsh National Opera 3,801,500 3,801,500 4,201,500
£ 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 (projected) Fixed term funded clients: Mecklenburgh Opera 50,000 0 0 Opera Circus 0 0 15,000 Pimlico Opera 50,000 0 20,000 Total 10,733,550 10,746,582 11,292,490 one hundred and four awards from the National Lottery have been made to organisations in England involved in touring or building-based opera. To date, £91,678,840 has been committed.