§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants are provided by his Department to aid development of the British film industry. [65989]
§ Janet AndersonIn December my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced an increase in film support of at least £5.5 million over the next three years. The breakdown for 1999–2000 is as follows:
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£000 British Film Institute 16,910 British Screen Finance Ltd. 2,000 European Co-production Fund 2,000 British Film Commission 850 National Film and Television School 2,100 Audiovisual Eureka Secretariat and Audiovisual Observatory 393 European Media II 6,200 Other support to the film industry 556 My right hon. Friend also announced the creation of a new strategic body, British Film, which will be a Lottery distributor with its own percentage stream of Lottery money from the arts good cause—guaranteeing, for the first time, a dedicated share of Lottery resources for film. The percentage will be set to ensure British Film receives at least £27,000,000 each year from the Lottery; the figure may well be higher if the numbers playing the Lottery continue as at present.