British Council Grants to Artists Scheme

HL Deb 25 February 1999 vol 597 cc126-7WA

The Earl of Clancarty

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the amount of funding of the British Council's Grants to Artists Scheme for each of the financial years 1988–89 to 1997–98. [HL1075]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Figures for the amount of funding for the British Council's Grants to Artists Scheme for the years requested are only readily available from Financial Year 1993–94. The figures from that year to 1997–98 are as follows:

• 1993–94: £54, 434
• 1994–95: £98, 480
• 1995–96: £85, 665
• 1996–97: £127, 568
• 1997–98: £120, 618